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Yu-won유원

Yu-won brings together “abundant” and “first.” Like your name, you are someone who lives a life of abundance 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:

HanjaMeaning
裕元裕 ‘abundant’ + 元 ‘first; origin’
裕(넉넉할 유) + 元(으뜸 원)
裕媛裕 ‘abundant’ + 媛 ‘noble lady’
裕(넉넉할 유) + 媛(여자 원)
裕源裕 ‘abundant’ + 源 ‘source’
裕(넉넉할 유) + 源(근원 원)
柔元柔 ‘gentle’ + 元 ‘first; origin’
柔(부드러울 유) + 元(으뜸 원)
柔媛柔 ‘gentle’ + 媛 ‘noble lady’
柔(부드러울 유) + 媛(여자 원)
侑元侑 ‘to help’ + 元 ‘first; origin’
侑(도울 유) + 元(으뜸 원)

Who it's given to

Yu-won is given to both girls and boys.

How to say and write it

Revised Romanization: Yu-won. Say it like yoo-wun.

유ㅇ + ㅠ
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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