재원

Jaewon (재원): Korean name meaning

材源

Pronounced Jae-Won / jaewon · boy's name · one of the most popular names for babies born in Korea in the 2020s

Meaning of 재원

재원 (Jae-Won) means “talent, material · source, spring” when written 材源. It is one of the most popular names for babies born in Korea in the 2020s. Its characters carry the elements 木 Wood, 水 Water, which matters when a name is chosen to balance a birth chart.

Hangul	Hanja	Romanised	Meaning	Element
재	材	jae	talent, material	🌿 木 Wood
원	源	won	source, spring	💧 水 Water

Other hanja spellings

재 can also be written 在 (to exist, be), 宰 (to govern), 載 (to carry, record)
원 can also be written 媛 (graceful woman), 元 (origin, first), 苑 (garden), 圓 (round, complete)

How to pronounce 재원

Revised Romanisation: jaewon (jae-won). The spelling most Koreans with this name use abroad: Jae-Won. Korean syllables have equal length — say each one evenly, no stress.