Dong-won

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]

Dong-won
Hangul
동원
Hanja
Revised RomanizationDong-won
McCune–ReischauerTong'wŏn

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

See also

References

  1. "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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