Dae-won, also spelled Dai-won or Tae-won, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the
hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom.
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used to write each syllable of the name.
Hanja
There are 17 hanja with the reading "dae" and 35 hanja with the reading "won" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
Ways of writing this name in hanja include:
* (클 대 ''keul dae'', 으뜸 원 ''euddeum won''): "great origin". These same characters are also used to write the
Japanese name
in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expec ...
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Oomoto,
Masamoto
Masamoto (written: , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese ''daimyō''
*, Japanese ''daimyō''
*, Japanese ''kugyō''
*, Japanese businessman
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Hiromoto
Hiromoto (written: 弘元, 広元 or 博元) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese samurai
*, Japanese court noble
*, Japanese baseball player
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* (클 대 ''keul dae'', 근원 원): "great spring".
People
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Daewon (born Moon Jae-hyeon, 1936), South Korean Zen master
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Han Dayuan (Korean name Han Dae-won, born 1960), Chinese law professor of Korean descent
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Dai-won Moon
Dai-won Moon is a South Korean-born Mexican martial artist and is known as the Father of Mexican Taekwondo. He introduced taekwondo to Mexico in 1969. Since then, with over 1.5 million taekwondo practitioners and 3,500 schools throughout the c ...
(born 1968), South Korean-born Mexican taekwondo master
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Kim C (born Kim Dae-won, 1971), South Korean singer
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Daewon Song (born 1975), South Korean-born American skateboarder
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Im Dae-won
Im Dae-won ( ko, 임 대원; born August 16, 1976, in Imsil, Jeollabuk-do) is a retired amateur South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's featherweight category. He produced a remarkable tally of three career medals, including ...
(born 1976), South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler
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Ha Dae-won
Ha Dae-won (; born April 28, 1985) is a South Korean football (soccer), football player who is former player of Bali United, Barito Putera since 2013 to 2014 in the Indonesia Super League.
Career
In January 2015, he joined Bali United Pusam F ...
(born 1985), South Korean football player
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Bae Dae-won
Bae Dae-Won (born July 6, 1988) is a South Korean football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that ...
(born 1988), South Korean football player
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Tochinowaka Michihiro (born Lee Dae-won, 1988), Japanese sumo wrestler of Korean descent
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Kim Dae-won (footballer, born 1992)
Daewon Kim (born 24 April 1992) is a former professional South Korean football midfielder, who last played for FK Pardubice
FK Pardubice is a Czech football club located in the city of Pardubice. It currently plays in the Czech First League.
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, South Korean football midfielder
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Kim Dae-won (footballer, born 1997)
Kim Dae-won (; born 10 February 1997) is a South Korean football forward, who plays for Gangwon FC in the K League 1. He has previously played for Daegu FC.
Club career
Born on 10 February 1997, Kim scored a goal on his debut for Daegu FC ...
, South Korean football forward
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Park Dae-won
Park Dae-won (; born 25 February 1998) is a South Korean Association football, football Defender (association football), defender who plays for Suwon Samsung Bluewings.
Career Statistics Club
References
1998 births
Living people
Me ...
(born 1998), South Korean football defender
See also
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List of Korean given names
This is a list of Korean given names by type. Most Korean given names consist of two Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja. There are also names with more than two syllables, often from native Korean vocabulary. Finally, there are a sm ...
References
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Korean masculine given names
Masculine given names