Si-yeon

Si-yeon, also spelled Shi-yeon, or Si-yun, Shi-yun, Si-yon, Shi-yon, is a South Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 54 hanja with the reading "shi"[1] and 56 hanja with the reading "yeon"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

Si-yeon
Pronunciation/ʃɪ.jən/
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameKorean
MeaningDifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingShi-yeon, Si-yun, Shi-yun, Si-yon, Shi-yon
Si-yeon
Hangul
시연
Hanja
時姸, 詩姸, 始姸, and others
Revised RomanizationSi-yeon
McCune–ReischauerSiyŏn
IPA[ɕijʌn]

People

People with this name include:

  • Sung Shi-yeon (born 1975), South Korean classical conductor
  • Park Si-yeon (born Park Mi-seon, 1979), South Korean actress
  • Lee Si-yeon (born Lee Dae-hak, 1980), South Korean transgender actress and model
  • Lee Si-yeon (born 1995) South Korean singer, member of girl group Dreamcatcher
  • Xiyeon (born Park Jung-hyun, 2000), South Korean singer, member of girl group Pristin

Fictional characters

Fictional characters with this name include:

  • Bang Shi-yeon, female character in 2012 South Korean television series SOS - Save Our School
  • Si-yeon, female character in 2015 South Korean film A Break Alone

See also

References
  1. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "시"
  2. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "연"
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