Kyu-won

Kyu-won is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly masculine. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 20 hanja with the reading "kyu" 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]

Kyu-won
Hangul
규원
Hanja
圭原, 奎遠, and others
Revised RomanizationGyu-won
McCune–ReischauerKyuwŏn

People with this name include:

  • Yi Kyu-won (1833–1901), Joseon Dynasty military official
  • Oh Kyu-won (born 1941), South Korean writer
  • Kim Kyu-won (born 1952), South Korean scientist
  • Kyu Won Han (born 1972), South Korean-born American baritone with an active international opera career
  • Lee Kyu-won (born 1989), South Korean judoka, won the world title at the age of 19 in 2009

See also

References
  1. "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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