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Rae-won래원
Rae-won brings together “to come” and “first.” Like your name, you are someone who welcomes good things that come your way 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 |
|---|---|
| 來元 | 來 ‘to come’ + 元 ‘first; origin’ 來(올 래) + 元(으뜸 원) |
| 來源 | 來 ‘to come’ + 源 ‘source’ 來(올 래) + 源(근원 원) |
| 來瑗 | 來 ‘to come’ + 瑗 ‘jade ring’ 來(올 래) + 瑗(구슬 원) |
- Fortune
- Ambition
Who it's given to
Rae-won is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Rae-won. Say it like reh-wun.
래ㄹ + ㅐ
원ㅇ + ㅝ + ㄴ
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