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Hui-won희원

Hui-won brings together “bright and glorious” and “first.” Like your name, you are someone who is first in what you love and lives a bright and glorious life.

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
熙元熙 ‘bright and glorious’ + 元 ‘first; origin’
熙(빛날 희) + 元(으뜸 원)
熙媛熙 ‘bright and glorious’ + 媛 ‘noble lady’
熙(빛날 희) + 媛(여자 원)
喜元喜 ‘joy’ + 元 ‘first; origin’
喜(기쁠 희) + 元(으뜸 원)
喜媛喜 ‘joy’ + 媛 ‘noble lady’
喜(기쁠 희) + 媛(여자 원)
姬元姬 ‘princess; lady’ + 元 ‘first; origin’
姬(계집 희) + 元(으뜸 원)
姬媛姬 ‘princess; lady’ + 媛 ‘noble lady’
姬(계집 희) + 媛(여자 원)

Who it's given to

Hui-won is given to both girls and boys.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Hui-won. Say it like heui-wun.

희ㅎ + ㅢ
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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