What is "tae-won"

Tae-won is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning of the name differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable. There are 20 hanja with the reading " tae" and 35 hanja with the reading "won" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.

People with this name include:

• Chey Tae-won (born 1960), South Korean businessman, chairman of SK Group
• Kim Tae-won (born 1965), South Korean guitarist
• Lee Tae-Won (born 1986), South Korean baseball player
• Noh Tae-won (born 1957), South Korean physicist
• Park Tae-Won (born 1977), South Korean football player