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Su-won수원
Su-won brings together “outstanding” and “first.” Like your name, you are someone who stands out in all you do 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 |
|---|---|
| 秀元 | 秀 ‘outstanding’ + 元 ‘first; origin’ 秀(빼어날 수) + 元(으뜸 원) |
| 秀源 | 秀 ‘outstanding’ + 源 ‘source’ 秀(빼어날 수) + 源(근원 원) |
| 秀瑗 | 秀 ‘outstanding’ + 瑗 ‘jade ring’ 秀(빼어날 수) + 瑗(구슬 원) |
| 洙元 | 洙 ‘riverside’ + 元 ‘first; origin’ 洙(물가 수) + 元(으뜸 원) |
| 守元 | 守 ‘to protect’ + 元 ‘first; origin’ 守(지킬 수) + 元(으뜸 원) |
| 洙源 | 洙 ‘riverside’ + 源 ‘source’ 洙(물가 수) + 源(근원 원) |
- Strength
- Ambition
Who it's given to
Su-won is mostly a boy's name.
How to say and write it
Revised Romanization: Su-won. Say it like soo-wun.
수ㅅ + ㅜ
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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