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Won-geun원근

Won-geun brings together “first” and “root.” Like your name, you are someone who is first in what you love and stays rooted and strong.

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:

HanjaMeaning
元根元 ‘first; origin’ + 根 ‘root’
元(으뜸 원) + 根(뿌리 근)
元瑾元 ‘first; origin’ + 瑾 ‘beautiful jade’
元(으뜸 원) + 瑾(아름다운 옥 근)
源根源 ‘source’ + 根 ‘root’
源(근원 원) + 根(뿌리 근)
源瑾源 ‘source’ + 瑾 ‘beautiful jade’
源(근원 원) + 瑾(아름다운 옥 근)
瑗根瑗 ‘jade ring’ + 根 ‘root’
瑗(구슬 원) + 根(뿌리 근)
瑗瑾瑗 ‘jade ring’ + 瑾 ‘beautiful jade’
瑗(구슬 원) + 瑾(아름다운 옥 근)

Who it's given to

Won-geun is mostly a boy's name.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Won-geun. Say it like wun-geun.

원ㅇ + ㅝ + ㄴ
근ㄱ + ㅡ + 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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