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Chae-won
Pronunciation/æ.wən/
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameKorean
MeaningDifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingChe-won, Cha-won
Chae-won
Hangul
채원
Hanja
, , and others
Revised RomanizationChae-won
McCune–ReischauerCh'aewŏn
IPA[tɕʰɛwʌn]

Chae-won is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 18 hanja with the reading "chae"[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. This name was among the top 7 most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea in 2013, and since 2008 to present January 2020, it is 11th in the list of popular newborn baby girl names in South Korea.[3]

People with this name include:

  • Kim Chae-won (born 1946), South Korean writer
  • Lee Chae-won (born 1981), South Korean female cross-country skier
  • Moon Chae-won (born 1986), South Korean actress
  • Lee Chae-won (born Lee Jae-kyung, 1989), South Korean actress
  • Kim Chae-won (born 1997), South Korean singer, member of girl group April
  • Kwon Chae-won (born 1999), stage name Eunchae, South Korean singer, member of girl group DIA
  • Kim Chae-won (born 2000), South Korean singer, member of girl group Iz One
  • Park Chae-won (born 2000), stage name Go Won, South Korean singer, member of girl group Loona

Fictional characters with this name include:

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