So-won

So-won is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 68 hanja with the reading "so"[1] and 46 hanja with the reading "won"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. It also means "wish, hope" in Korean.[3]

So-won
Hangul
Hanja
素源, 素媛, 昭媛,所願 and others
Revised RomanizationSowon
McCune–ReischauerSowŏn
IPA[sʰowʌn]

People with this name include:

Fictional characters with this name include:

  • Im So-won, in 2013 South Korean film Hope

See also

References
  1. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "소"
  2. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "원"
  3. 소원:: NAVER Korean English dictionary
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