Jung-won, also spelled Jeong-won, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 84 hanja with the reading "jung" and 46 hanja with the reading "won" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

People

People with this name include:

Jung-won

Kim Jung-won (born 1931), South Korean politician

Ha Jung-won (born 1942), North Korean football defender

Park Jung-won (born 1962), South Korean businessman, chairman of Doosan Group

Choi Jung-won (actress, born 1969), South Korean actress

Seo Jung-won (born 1970), South Korean football coach

Moon Jeong-won (born 1980), South Korean florist and wife of Lee Hwi-jae

Choi Jung-won (actress, born 1981), South Korean actress

Choi Jung-won (singer) (born 1981), South Korean singer

Cha Jung-won (born Cha Mi-young, 1989), South Korean actress

Choi Jung-won (speed skater) (born 1990), South Korean female short track speed skater Jang Jung-won (born 1992), South Korean football midfielder Yang Jung-won (born 2004), South Korean singer, member of Enhypen

Jung-won

Fictional characters

Fictional characters with this name include:

Jung-won

Jung-won, male lead character in 1998 South Korean film Christmas in August

Kang Jung-won, male lead character in 2003 South Korean film The Uninvited

Yoo Jung-won, female character in 2008 South Korean film Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do

Ahn Jeong-won, male lead character in 2020 South Korean drama Hospital Playlist

See also

List of Korean given names

Hanam Jungwon (; 1876–1951), dharma name of Korean Buddhist monk

Kim Jung-won (; born 1973), North Korean long-distance runner

Lee Jung-won (; born 1989), South Korean male football fullback (K-League)

References

Korean unisex given names