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Hyo-won효원
Hyo-won brings together “filial devotion” and “first.” Like your name, you are someone who cherishes your family 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:
| Hanja | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 孝元 | 孝 ‘filial devotion’ + 元 ‘first; origin’ 孝(효도 효) + 元(으뜸 원) |
| 孝媛 | 孝 ‘filial devotion’ + 媛 ‘noble lady’ 孝(효도 효) + 媛(여자 원) |
| 孝源 | 孝 ‘filial devotion’ + 源 ‘source’ 孝(효도 효) + 源(근원 원) |
| 曉元 | 曉 ‘dawn’ + 元 ‘first; origin’ 曉(새벽 효) + 元(으뜸 원) |
| 曉媛 | 曉 ‘dawn’ + 媛 ‘noble lady’ 曉(새벽 효) + 媛(여자 원) |
| 曉源 | 曉 ‘dawn’ + 源 ‘source’ 曉(새벽 효) + 源(근원 원) |
- Kindness
- Ambition
Who it's given to
Hyo-won is mostly a girl's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Hyo-won. Say it like hyoh-wun.
효ㅎ + ㅛ
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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