Hae-won

Not to be confused with the similarly-pronounced Korean given name Hye-won.

Hae-won
Hangul	해원
Hanja	海元, 海遠, 海媛, and others
Revised Romanization	Hae-won
McCune–Reischauer	Haewŏn
IPA	[hɛwʌn]

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.

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
• Oh Hae-won, South Korean singer

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

See also

• List of Korean given names

References

1. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "해"
2. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "원"