Korean given name

지원 Jiwon

The Hangul spelling identifies the pronunciation. A full-name meaning depends on the Hanja actually chosen, so compatible character meanings are kept separate instead of being collapsed into one translation.

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Meaning boundary

지원 does not have one reliable English meaning without a specific Hanja spelling. The choices below are character-level evidence and compatible readings, not a claim about any individual person’s actual spelling or intended meaning.

Reading 지

Legal Hanja recorded for 지

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Reading 원

Legal Hanja recorded for 원

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Usage history

지원 in Korean Supreme Court top-name statistics

The series records published ranked-name observations; absence from a year is not treated as zero registrations.

YearDatasetRegistrationsRank
2014Female1,579#20
2012Female1,541#20
2011Female1,709#17
2010Female1,708#16
2009Female1,656#20
2008Female1,790#17
Usage evidence

What the Court series shows for 지원

First observed

2008 is the first year this name appears in the available Court top-name series.

Peak observed year

Its highest observed yearly total is 1,790 in 2008.

Recent direction

A recent direction is not stated unless two consecutive observed years are both present in the published top-name series.

Compatible Hanja search space

1,296 mechanical combinations are possible across the per-syllable legal-Hanja sets shown by the engine. This is not evidence that every combination is attested, natural or recommended.