Won-ho is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading "won" and 49 hanja with the reading "ho" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1]

Won-ho
Hangul
원호
Hanja
and others
Revised RomanizationWonho
McCune–ReischauerWŏnho

People with this name include:

  • Li Won-ho (born 1972), North Korean short track speed skater
  • Shin Won-ho (director) (born 1975), South Korean television producer and director
  • Wonny Song (Korean name Song Won-ho; born 1978), South Korean-born Canadian pianist
  • Wonho Chung (born 1980), South Korean comedian
  • Shin Won-ho (born 1991), South Korean actor
  • Wonho (born Lee Ho-seok, 1993), South Korean singer, ex-member of Monsta X
  • Kim Won-ho (born 1999), South Korean badminton player

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References

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  1. ^ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.