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Ha-won하원

Ha-won brings together “summer” and “first.” Like your name, you are someone who is as bright as summer 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
夏元夏 ‘summer’ + 元 ‘first; origin’
夏(여름 하) + 元(으뜸 원)
夏媛夏 ‘summer’ + 媛 ‘noble lady’
夏(여름 하) + 媛(여자 원)
河元河 ‘river’ + 元 ‘first; origin’
河(물 하) + 元(으뜸 원)
河媛河 ‘river’ + 媛 ‘noble lady’
河(물 하) + 媛(여자 원)
夏源夏 ‘summer’ + 源 ‘source’
夏(여름 하) + 源(근원 원)
河源河 ‘river’ + 源 ‘source’
河(물 하) + 源(근원 원)

Who it's given to

Ha-won is given to both girls and boys.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Ha-won. Say it like hah-wun.

하ㅎ + ㅏ
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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