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Gi-won기원
Gi-won brings together “foundation” and “first.” Like your name, you are someone who builds on solid ground 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 |
|---|---|
| 基元 | 基 ‘foundation’ + 元 ‘first; origin’ 基(터 기) + 元(으뜸 원) |
| 基源 | 基 ‘foundation’ + 源 ‘source’ 基(터 기) + 源(근원 원) |
| 基瑗 | 基 ‘foundation’ + 瑗 ‘jade ring’ 基(터 기) + 瑗(구슬 원) |
| 起元 | 起 ‘to rise’ + 元 ‘first; origin’ 起(일어날 기) + 元(으뜸 원) |
| 琪元 | 琪 ‘fine jade’ + 元 ‘first; origin’ 琪(아름다운 옥 기) + 元(으뜸 원) |
| 起源 | 起 ‘to rise’ + 源 ‘source’ 起(일어날 기) + 源(근원 원) |
- Ambition
Who it's given to
Gi-won is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Gi-won. Say it like gee-wun.
기ㄱ + ㅣ
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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