Si-won (name) explained
| Si-won |
| Gender: | Unisex |
| Meaning: | different depending on Hanja |
| Origin: | Korean |
| Alternative Spelling: | Shi-won, See-won |
| Hangul: | 시원 |
| Hanja: | ,,, and others |
| Rr: | Si-won |
| Mr: | Siwŏn |
| Koreanipa: | [ɕiwʌn] |
Si-won, also spelled Shi-won, is a South Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 56 hanja with the reading "shi"[1] and 47 hanja with the reading "won"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. It also means "cool" from the adjective "Shiwon-hada" in Korean.[3] [4] [5]
People
People with this name include:
- Ryu Si-won (born 1972), South Korean actor and singer
- Choi Si-won (born 1986), South Korean actor and singer, member of boy band Super Junior
- Lee Si-won (born 1987), South Korean actress
Fictional characters
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Sung Shi-won, female character in 2012 South Korean television series Reply 1997
- Park Shi-won, female character in 2017 South Korean film The Discloser
- Park Shi-won, male character in 2018 South Korean television series A Poem a Day
- Park Si-won, female character in 2019 South Korean television series Spring Turns to Spring
- Lee Shi-won, female character in 2019 South Korean television series
See also
Notes and References
- https://hanja.dict.naver.com/#/category/name 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "시"
- https://hanja.dict.naver.com/#/category/name 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "원"
- https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/%EC%8B%9C%EC%9B%90%ED%95%98%EB%8B%A4 시원하다
- https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/05/135_18463.html (474) 국물 맛이 시원해요.
- http://m.dkherald.dankook.ac.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=11848 Weirdly Useful Language Differences between Korean and English
