Suk-won
| Suk-won | |
| Hangul | 석원 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 錫源, 錫遠, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Seok-won |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏkwŏn |
Suk-won, also spelled Seok-won, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the reading "suk" 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 with this name include:
- Kim Suk-won (1893–1978), general in the Imperial Japanese Army and Republic of Korea Army
- Kim Seok-won (born 1961), South Korean footballer
- Lee Seok-won (born 1971), lead singer of South Korean rock group Onnine Ibalgwan
- Jung Suk-won (born 1985), South Korean actor
- Jang Suk-Won (born 1989), South Korean footballer
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. p. 23. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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