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Gyu-won규원

Gyu-won brings together “a bright star” and “first.” Like your name, you are someone who shines like a bright star 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
奎元奎 ‘a bright star’ + 元 ‘first; origin’
奎(별 규) + 元(으뜸 원)
奎源奎 ‘a bright star’ + 源 ‘source’
奎(별 규) + 源(근원 원)
奎瑗奎 ‘a bright star’ + 瑗 ‘jade ring’
奎(별 규) + 瑗(구슬 원)
圭元圭 ‘jade tablet’ + 元 ‘first; origin’
圭(서옥 규) + 元(으뜸 원)
圭源圭 ‘jade tablet’ + 源 ‘source’
圭(서옥 규) + 源(근원 원)
圭瑗圭 ‘jade tablet’ + 瑗 ‘jade ring’
圭(서옥 규) + 瑗(구슬 원)

Who it's given to

Gyu-won is given to both girls and boys.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Gyu-won. Say it like gyoo-wun.

규ㄱ + ㅠ
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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