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Ri-won리원
Ri-won brings together “jasmine” and “first.” Like your name, you are someone who is as sweet as jasmine 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 |
|---|---|
| 莉元 | 莉 ‘jasmine’ + 元 ‘first; origin’ 莉(말리 리) + 元(으뜸 원) |
| 莉媛 | 莉 ‘jasmine’ + 媛 ‘noble lady’ 莉(말리 리) + 媛(여자 원) |
| 莉源 | 莉 ‘jasmine’ + 源 ‘source’ 莉(말리 리) + 源(근원 원) |
| 利元 | 利 ‘benefit’ + 元 ‘first; origin’ 利(이로울 리) + 元(으뜸 원) |
| 利媛 | 利 ‘benefit’ + 媛 ‘noble lady’ 利(이로울 리) + 媛(여자 원) |
| 理元 | 理 ‘reason and order’ + 元 ‘first; origin’ 理(다스릴 리) + 元(으뜸 원) |
- Nature
- Ambition
Who it's given to
Ri-won is mostly a girl's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Ri-won. Say it like ree-wun.
리ㄹ + 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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