Entry № 1857 · Korean origin

Chaewon Chaewon — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ CHAY-won /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Korean
Meaning
"Brilliance + first (LE SSERAFIM leader)"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Modern (Korean)

A name that means "brilliance + first (le sserafim leader)".

Chaewon is from the Korean chae (채 — colorful, brilliance) + won (원 — first, origin). Chaewon in modern Korean naming — has surged in popularity since LE SSERAFIM's 2022 debut. Princess Chaewon — modern Korean heritage naming.

Brilliance + first (Korean).

The name in its native script.

채원
Transliteration
Chaewon
Pronunciation
/ ˈtʃeɪ.wʌn /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Chaewon stands.

Chaewon does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Chaewons before her.

Real people
Kim Chaewon
Korean LE SSERAFIM leader + IZONE + Coachella 2024.
born 2000
In fiction
Chaewon
Korean brilliance + first.

Names connected to Chaewon.

The number behind Chaewon.

6

The Nurturer

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Chaewon reduce to 6, The Nurturer. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.