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Gwon권

Gwon means “authority.” Like your name, you are someone who leads well.

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:

HanjaMeaning
權權 ‘authority’
權(권세 권)

Who it's given to

Gwon is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Gwon. Say it like gwun.

권ㄱ + ㅝ + ㄴ

Each Hangul syllable is a block: first consonant, vowel, then any final consonant. See the stroke order animated in the app.

Related names

Ga-on가온Ga-won가원Gap-su갑수Gap-sun갑순Gap-yeong갑영Gang-yeol강열
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