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I-won이원
I-won brings together “joyful” and “first.” Like your name, you are someone who lives a joyful life 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 |
|---|---|
| 怡元 | 怡 ‘joyful’ + 元 ‘first; origin’ 怡(기쁠 이) + 元(으뜸 원) |
| 怡源 | 怡 ‘joyful’ + 源 ‘source’ 怡(기쁠 이) + 源(근원 원) |
| 怡瑗 | 怡 ‘joyful’ + 瑗 ‘jade ring’ 怡(기쁠 이) + 瑗(구슬 원) |
| 理元 | 理 ‘reason and order’ + 元 ‘first; origin’ 理(다스릴 리) + 元(으뜸 원) |
| 理源 | 理 ‘reason and order’ + 源 ‘source’ 理(다스릴 리) + 源(근원 원) |
| 理瑗 | 理 ‘reason and order’ + 瑗 ‘jade ring’ 理(다스릴 리) + 瑗(구슬 원) |
- Joy
- Ambition
Who it's given to
I-won is given to both girls and boys.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: I-won. Say it like ee-wun.
이ㅇ + ㅣ
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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