Meaning of 주원

주원 (Joo-Won) means “complete, circle · source, spring” when written 周源. It is one of the most popular names for babies born in Korea in the 2020s. Its characters carry the elements 水 Water, which matters when a name is chosen to balance a birth chart.

About the name

주원 (周源) pairs completeness with a source or spring. It is a boys' name of the 2010s and 2020s that sounds calm and grounded.

Other hanja spellings

• 주 can also be written 珠 (pearl), 柱 (pillar), 宙 (cosmos)
• 원 can also be written 媛 (graceful woman), 元 (origin, first), 苑 (garden), 圓 (round, complete)

How to pronounce 주원

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