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Gyeong-won경원

Gyeong-won brings together “joyful celebration” and “first.” Like your name, you are someone who has many reasons to celebrate 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:

HanjaMeaning
慶元慶 ‘joyful celebration’ + 元 ‘first; origin’
慶(경사 경) + 元(으뜸 원)
景元景 ‘bright scenery’ + 元 ‘first; origin’
景(볕 경) + 元(으뜸 원)
慶源慶 ‘joyful celebration’ + 源 ‘source’
慶(경사 경) + 源(근원 원)
慶瑗慶 ‘joyful celebration’ + 瑗 ‘jade ring’
慶(경사 경) + 瑗(구슬 원)
景源景 ‘bright scenery’ + 源 ‘source’
景(볕 경) + 源(근원 원)
景瑗景 ‘bright scenery’ + 瑗 ‘jade ring’
景(볕 경) + 瑗(구슬 원)

Who it's given to

Gyeong-won is given to both girls and boys.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Gyeong-won. Say it like gyung-wun.

경ㄱ + ㅕ + ㅇ
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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