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Do-won도원
Do-won brings together “the right way” and “first.” Like your name, you are someone who walks the right path and is first in what you love.
Meaning and hanja
Korean names are usually written with Chinese characters (hanja) chosen for their meaning, so one name can be spelled several ways. Common spellings:
| Hanja | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 道元 | 道 ‘the right way’ + 元 ‘first; origin’ 道(길 도) + 元(으뜸 원) |
| 道源 | 道 ‘the right way’ + 源 ‘source’ 道(길 도) + 源(근원 원) |
| 道瑗 | 道 ‘the right way’ + 瑗 ‘jade ring’ 道(길 도) + 瑗(구슬 원) |
| 度元 | 度 ‘measure and principle’ + 元 ‘first; origin’ 度(법도 도) + 元(으뜸 원) |
| 度源 | 度 ‘measure and principle’ + 源 ‘source’ 度(법도 도) + 源(근원 원) |
| 度瑗 | 度 ‘measure and principle’ + 瑗 ‘jade ring’ 度(법도 도) + 瑗(구슬 원) |
- Honesty
- Ambition
Who it's given to
Do-won is given to both girls and boys.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Do-won. Say it like doh-wun.
도ㄷ + ㅗ
원ㅇ + ㅝ + ㄴ
Each Hangul syllable is a block: first consonant, vowel, then any final consonant. See the stroke order animated in the app.
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