Wonyoung (원영): Korean name meaning

Meaning of 원영

원영 (Won-Young) means “graceful woman · brilliant, hero” when written 媛英. It is popular for those born in the 2000s. Its characters carry the elements 土 Earth, 木 Wood, which matters when a name is chosen to balance a birth chart.

About the name

원영 (媛英 or 員瑛) — a graceful woman, or a bright member — is the given name of IVE's Jang Won-young (장원영, 張員瑛). It sits in the 2000s cohort of names and is less common for babies today, which makes it feel distinctive.

Other hanja spellings

• 원 can also be written 源 (source, spring), 元 (origin, first), 苑 (garden), 圓 (round, complete)
• 영 can also be written 榮 (glory, flourishing), 永 (eternal), 暎 (to reflect light), 瑛 (jade crystal)

How to pronounce 원영

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

Famous people named 원영

• Jang Won-young (IVE)