Jaewon as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Jaewon

What is the meaning of the name Jaewon ?

The baby name Jaewon is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Korean IPA: [tɕɛ.wʌn]; English approximation: /ˈdʒeɪwʌn/ ("JAY-wuhn").

Jaewon is Korean in Origin.

Jaewon (재원) is a Korean given name formed from the Sino-Korean elements jae and won. The specific meaning depends on the hanja selected: common choices for Jae include 才 (“talent/ability”) and 財 (“wealth”), while Won is often written 元 (“origin/first”), 原 (“plain/origin”), 源 (“source”), or 園 (“garden”). Together these yield auspicious readings such as “source of talent,” “origin of ability,” or “prosperous garden.” It may also be used in Hangul only, without restricting the meaning to particular characters.

Used across the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, Jaewon is unisex but trends slightly masculine in recent decades in South Korea and the diaspora. Parents favor it for its elegant rhythm and positive, scholarly overtones. Variants and spellings include Jaewon, Jae-won, and Jae Won; in Revised Romanization it is Jae-won, and in McCune–Reischauer it appears as Chaewŏn. Short forms include Jae, Jay, and Won.