Ji-won

Ji-won, also spelled Jee-won or Chi-won, is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 61 hanja with the reading "ji"[1] and 46 hanja with the reading "won"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

Ji-won
Pronunciation/dʒɪ.wən/
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameKorean
MeaningDifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingJee-won, Chi-won
Ji-won
Hangul
지원
Hanja
知元, 智源, 智媛, and others
Revised RomanizationJi-won
McCune–ReischauerChiwŏn
IPA[dziwʌn], [tɕiwʌn]

People with this name include:

Entertainers
  • Do Ji-won (born 1968), South Korean actress
  • Ye Ji-won (born 1973), South Korean actress
  • Uhm Ji-won (born 1977), South Korean actress
  • Eun Ji-won (born 1978), South Korean male rapper
  • Ha Ji-won (born Jeon Hae-rim, 1978), South Korean actress
  • Jeong Ji-won (born 1985), South Korean female announcer
  • Wang Ji-won (born 1988), South Korean actress and ballet dancer
  • Yang Jiwon (born 1988), South Korean singer, member of girl group Spica
  • Kim Ji-won (actress) (born 1992), South Korean actress
  • Bobby (rapper) (born Kim Jiwon, 1995), member of South Korean boy group iKon
  • Genie (born Kim Ji-won, 1997), member of South Korean girl group Good Day
  • Park Ji-won (born 1998), member of South Korean girl group Fromis 9
  • Park Ji-won (born 1998), member of South Korean girl group Everglow
  • Kim Ji-won (born 1999), member of South Korean girl group Good Day
  • Heo Ji-Won (born 2000), member of South Korean girl group Cherry Bullet
  • Viva (born Hwang Ji-won, 2000), member of South Korean girl group Good Day

Sportspeople
  • Kim Ji-won (boxer) (born 1959), South Korean male boxer
  • Woo Ji-won (born 1973), South Korean male basketball player
  • Jang Ji-won (born 1979), South Korean female taekwondo practitioner
  • Han Ji-won (born 1992), former StarCraft and StarCraft II pro gamer
  • Han Ji-won (born 1994), South Korean male football midfielder (K-League Classic)
  • Seo Jee-won (born 1994), South Korean female freestyle skier
  • Kim Ji-won (badminton) (born 1995), South Korean female badminton player

Others
  • Bak Jiwon (born 1737), Joseon Dynasty male philosopher
  • Park Ji-weon (born 1934), South Korean male politician, member of the 13th National Assembly (1988–1992)
  • Park Jie-won (born 1942), South Korean male politician, Minister of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism under Kim Dae-jung
  • Kim Chi-won (1943–2013), South Korean female writer
  • Yang Ji-won (academic) (born 1949), South Korean male chemistry professor
  • Vittoria Yeo (Korean name Yeo Ji-won, born 1980), South Korean operatic soprano

See also

References
  1. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "지"
  2. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "원"
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