Jiwon (지원): Korean name meaning

Meaning of 지원

지원 (Ji-Won) means “wisdom · source, spring” when written 智源. It is very popular for children born in the 2010s. Its characters carry the elements 火 Fire, 水 Water, which matters when a name is chosen to balance a birth chart.

Other hanja spellings

• 지 can also be written 志 (will, aspiration), 芝 (sacred herb), 知 (to know)
• 원 can also be written 媛 (graceful woman), 元 (origin, first), 苑 (garden), 圓 (round, complete)

How to pronounce 지원

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