Si-won (name)

Si-won, also spelled Shi-won, or See-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 54 hanja with the reading "shi"[1] and 46 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, refreshing" from the adjective "Shiwon-hada" in Korean.[3][4][5][6]

Si-won
Pronunciation/ʃɪ.wən/
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameKorean
Meaning"cool, refreshing", or different depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingShi-won, See-won
Si-won
Hangul
시원
Hanja
時元, 始源, 詩媛, and others
Revised RomanizationSi-won
McCune–ReischauerSiwŏn
IPA[ɕiwʌn]

People

People with this name include:

  • Ryu Si-won (born 1972), South Korean actor and singer
  • Kim Shi-won (born 1973), South Korean actress
  • Lee Si-won (born 1981), South Korean businessman, founder of Siwon School
  • Park Si-won (born 1984), South Korean professor, Miss Korea Seoul 2007 and 2009, former child actress
  • Choi Si-won (born 1987), South Korean actor and singer, member of boy band Super Junior
  • Lee Si-won (born 1987), South Korean actress
  • Kim Si-won (born 1992), South Korean actor and songwriter
  • Park Si-won (born 2001), South Korean baseball player
  • Park Si-won (born 2011), South Korean actor

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 Failing in Love

See also

References
  1. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "시"
  2. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "원"
  3. 시원하다::NAVER Korean English dictionary
  4. 시원하다 - Wiktionary
  5. (474) 국물 맛이 시원해요. - The Korea Times
  6. Weirdly Useful Language Differences between Korean and English - The Dankook Herald
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