Hae-won, also spelled Hay-won, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 32 hanja with the reading "hae"[1] and 46 hanja with the reading "won"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
Hae-won | |
Hangul | 해원 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Hae-won |
McCune–Reischauer | Haewŏn |
IPA | [hɛwʌn] |
People with this name include:
- Yi Hae-won (1919–2020), Korean royal
- Chung Hae-won (born 1959), South Korean football coach
- Kim Hae-won (born 1986), South Korean football player
- Yoo Hae-won (born 1992), South Korean badminton player
- Haewon Song, South Korean pianist
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Ban Hae-won, in 2004 South Korean film Temptation of Wolves
- Park Hae-won, in 2006 South Korean television series One Fine Day
- Hae-won, in 2010 South Korean film Bedevilled
- Kim Hae-won, in 2010 South Korean film Acoustic
- Haewon, in 2013 South Korean film Nobody's Daughter Haewon
- Eun Hae-won, in 2013 South Korean film Steel Cold Winter
- Cha Hae-won, in 2014 South Korean television series Wonderful Days
- Hae Won, in 2015 American film The Nest