Sung-won, also spelled Seong-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 27 hanja with the reading "sung" and 35 hanja with the reading "won" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[1]
| Sung-won | |
| Hangul | 성원 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Seong-won |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏng'wŏn |
People with this name include:
- Yu Seong-won (died 1456), Joseon Dynasty scholar-official
- Hong Sung-won (born 1937), South Korean writer
- Sung Won Sohn (born 1944), South Korean-born American economist
- Oh Sung-won (born 1972), South Korean musical theatre actor
- Choi Sung-won (billiards player) (born 1977), South Korean billiards player
- Hwang Geum-hee (born 1977), South Korean actress formerly known by the stage name Ji Sung-won
- Choi Sung-won (actor) (born 1985), South Korean actor
- SungWon Cho (born 1990), Korean-American actor, voice actor, sketch comedian, and YouTuber
- Sung-Won Yang, 21st-century South Korean cellist
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