Tae-won
For the Korean name spelled 대원, see Dae-won (name).
| Tae-won | |
| Hangul | 태원 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 太煥, 泰元, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Tae-won |
| McCune–Reischauer | T'aewon |
Tae-won is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning of the name differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable. There are 20 hanja with the reading "tae" and 35 hanja with the reading "won" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1]
People with this name include:
- Chey Tae-won (born 1960), South Korean businessman, chairman of SK Group
- Kim Tae-won (born 1965), South Korean guitarist
- Lee Tae-Won (born 1986), South Korean baseball player
- Noh Tae-won (born 1957), South Korean physicist
- Park Tae-Won (born 1977), South Korean football player
See also
References
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. p. 44. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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