Si-won (name)
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" and 47 hanja with the reading "won" 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.
Pronunciation | /ʃi.wʌn/ |
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Gender | Unisex |
Origin | |
Word/name | Korean |
Meaning | different depending on Hanja |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Shi-won, See-won |
Si-won | |
Hangul | 시원 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Si-won |
McCune–Reischauer | Siwŏn |
IPA | [ɕiwʌn] |
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