저동(苧洞)마을은 모시가 많이 나는 곳이라 하여 '모시동'이라 불렀는데, 한자명으로 '저동마을'이 되었다.
Jeodong Village was called Mosidong because it was a place where a lot of ramie were produced, but it became Jeodong village in the Chinese characters.