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.

Si-won
Pronunciation/ʃi.wʌn/
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameKorean
Meaningdifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingShi-won, See-won
Si-won
Hangul
시원
Hanja
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Revised RomanizationSi-won
McCune–ReischauerSiwŏn
IPA[ɕiwʌn]
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