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Ji-won지원
Ji-won brings together “wisdom” and “first.” Like your name, you are someone who grows in wisdom 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 |
|---|---|
| 智元 | 智 ‘wisdom’ + 元 ‘first; origin’ 智(슬기 지) + 元(으뜸 원) |
| 智媛 | 智 ‘wisdom’ + 媛 ‘noble lady’ 智(슬기 지) + 媛(여자 원) |
| 志元 | 志 ‘aspiration; will’ + 元 ‘first; origin’ 志(뜻 지) + 元(으뜸 원) |
| 志媛 | 志 ‘aspiration; will’ + 媛 ‘noble lady’ 志(뜻 지) + 媛(여자 원) |
| 智源 | 智 ‘wisdom’ + 源 ‘source’ 智(슬기 지) + 源(근원 원) |
| 志源 | 志 ‘aspiration; will’ + 源 ‘source’ 志(뜻 지) + 源(근원 원) |
- Wisdom
- Ambition
Who it's given to
Ji-won is given to both girls and boys.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Ji-won. Say it like jee-wun.
지ㅈ + 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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