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So-won소원
So-won brings together “bright” and “first.” Like your name, you are someone who is first in what you love and lives a bright and shining life.
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 |
|---|---|
| 昭元 | 昭 ‘bright’ + 元 ‘first; origin’ 昭(밝을 소) + 元(으뜸 원) |
| 昭媛 | 昭 ‘bright’ + 媛 ‘noble lady’ 昭(밝을 소) + 媛(여자 원) |
| 昭源 | 昭 ‘bright’ + 源 ‘source’ 昭(밝을 소) + 源(근원 원) |
| 素元 | 素 ‘simple and pure’ + 元 ‘first; origin’ 素(본디 소) + 元(으뜸 원) |
| 素媛 | 素 ‘simple and pure’ + 媛 ‘noble lady’ 素(본디 소) + 媛(여자 원) |
| 素源 | 素 ‘simple and pure’ + 源 ‘source’ 素(본디 소) + 源(근원 원) |
- Light
- Ambition
Who it's given to
So-won is mostly a girl's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: So-won. Say it like soh-wun.
소ㅅ + ㅗ
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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