Hye-won

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

Hye-won

Pronunciation	/hjɛ.wʌn/
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Korean
Meaning	different depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spelling	Hae-won

Hye-won
Hangul	혜원
Hanja	惠源, 惠媛, 慧媛, and others
Revised Romanization	Hye-won
McCune–Reischauer	Hyewŏn
IPA	[hjɛwʌn]

Hye-won is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 25 hanja with the reading "hye"[1] and 47 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

People with this name include:

• Shin Yun-bok (1758–1813), pen name Hyewon, Joseon Dynasty painter
• Park Hye-won (born 1983), South Korean short track speed skater
• Eom Hye-won (born 1991), South Korean badminton player
• Kang Hye-won (born 1999), South Korean actress

Fictional characters

Fictional characters with this name include:

• Shim Hye-won, in 2003 South Korean television series Summer Scent
• Kang Hye-won, in 2004 South Korean television series Full House
• Han Hye-won, in 2006 South Korean film Now and Forever
• Kim Hye-won, in 2010 South Korean television series The Slave Hunters
• Park Hye-won, in 2010 South Korean television series Dandelion Family
• Oh Hye-won, in 2014 South Korean television series Secret Love Affair
• Choi Hye-won, in 2014 South Korean television series Gunman in Joseon

See also

• List of Korean given names

References

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