Jung-won

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"^[1] and 46 hanja with the reading "won"^[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

People with this name include:

• 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

Fictional characters with this name include:

• 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

• List of Korean given names
• Hanam Jungwon (하남중원; 1876–1951), dharma name of Korean Buddhist monk
• Kim Jung-won (김중원; born 1973), North Korean long-distance runner
• Lee Jung-won (이중원; born 1989), South Korean male football fullback (K-League)

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