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Won-yeong원영

Won-yeong brings together “first” and “flower.” Like your name, you are someone who is first in what you love and blossoms and stands out.

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
元英元 ‘first; origin’ + 英 ‘flower; outstanding’
元(으뜸 원) + 英(꽃부리 영)
元榮元 ‘first; origin’ + 榮 ‘glory’
元(으뜸 원) + 榮(영화 영)
元永元 ‘first; origin’ + 永 ‘everlasting’
元(으뜸 원) + 永(길 영)
源英源 ‘source’ + 英 ‘flower; outstanding’
源(근원 원) + 英(꽃부리 영)
源榮源 ‘source’ + 榮 ‘glory’
源(근원 원) + 榮(영화 영)
源永源 ‘source’ + 永 ‘everlasting’
源(근원 원) + 永(길 영)

Who it's given to

Won-yeong is given to both girls and boys.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Won-yeong. Say it like wun-yung.

원ㅇ + ㅝ + ㄴ
영ㅇ + ㅕ + ㅇ

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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