Ye-won is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 66 hanja with the reading "ye"[1] and 47 hanja with the reading "won"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.
Pronunciation | /jɛ.wʌn/ |
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Gender | Female |
Origin | |
Word/name | Korean |
Meaning | different depending on Hanja |
Ye-won | |
Hangul | 예원 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Ye-won |
McCune–Reischauer | Yewŏn |
IPA | [jɛwʌn] |
People with this name include:
- Kang Ye-won (born 1980), South Korean actress
- Kim Ye-won (actress, born 1987) (born Kim Shin-ah, 1987), South Korean actress and singer
- Kim Ye-won (singer) (born 1989), South Korean singer and actress, former member of girl group Jewelry
- Jang Ye-won (born 1990), South Korean television presenter
- Kim Ye-won (actress, born 1997), South Korean actress
- Kim Ye-won (born 1998), stage name Umji, South Korean singer, member of girl group Gfriend
- Choi Ye-won (born 1999), stage name Arin, South Korean singer, member of girl group Oh My Girl
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