Hye-won explained

Hye-won
Gender:	Female
Meaning:	different depending on Hanja
Origin:	Korean
Alternative Spelling:	Hae-won

Hangul:	혜원
Hanja:	,,, and others
Rr:	Hye-won
Mr:	Hyewŏn
Koreanipa:	[hjɛwʌn]

Hye-won is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 25 hanja with the reading "hye"^[1] and 47 hanja with the reading "won"^[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

People

People with this name include:

• Shin Yun-bok (1758–1813), pen name Hyewon, Joseon Dynasty male painter
• Park Hye-won (born 1983), South Korean female short track speed skater
• Eom Hye-won (born 1991), South Korean female badminton player
• Kang Hye-won (born 1999), South Korean actress

Fictional characters

Fictional characters with this name include:

• Shim Hye-won, in 2003 South Korean television series Summer Scent
• Kang Hye-won, in 2004 South Korean television series Full House
• Han Hye-won, in 2006 South Korean film Now and Forever
• Kim Hye-won, in 2010 South Korean television series The Slave Hunters
• Park Hye-won, in 2010 South Korean television series Dandelion Family
• Oh Hye-won, in 2014 South Korean television series Secret Love Affair
• Choi Hye-won, in 2014 South Korean television series Gunman in Joseon

See also

• List of Korean given names

Notes and References

1. https://hanja.dict.naver.com/category/name?q=%ED%98%9C&idx=13 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "혜"
2. https://hanja.dict.naver.com/category/name?q=%EC%9B%90&idx=7 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "원"