Dong-won
| Dong-won | |
| Hangul | 동원 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 東元, 東原, 東沅, 東源, 棟元, 棟原, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Dong-won |
| McCune–Reischauer | Tong'wŏn |
Dong-won is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 24 hanja with the reading "dong" and 35 hanja with the reading "won" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]
People
People with this name include:
Sportspeople
- Choi Dong-won (1958–2011), South Korean baseball pitcher (Korea Baseball Organization)
- Seo Dong-won (footballer born 1973), South Korean football forward (K-League Classic)
- Seo Dong-won (footballer, born 1975), South Korean football midfielder (K-League Classic)
- Lee Dong-won (born 1983), South Korean football defender (Indonesia Super League)
- Han Dong-won (born 1986), South Korean football forward (K-League Challenge)
- Yang Dong-won (born 1987), South Korean football goalkeeper (K-League Classic)
- Ji Dong-won (born 1991), South Korean football striker (Bundesliga)
Other
- Lim Dong-won (born 1934), South Korean politician
- Kim Dong-won (born 1955), South Korean documentary filmmaker
- Kim Dong-won (director, born 1962), South Korean director and screenwriter
- Kang Dong-won (born 1981), South Korean actor
- Daniel Dong-Won Lee, South Korean Baptist minister
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). Seoul: Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
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