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]

People[]

People with this name include:

• Ryu Si-won (born 1972), South Korean actor and singer
• (born 1973), South Korean actress
• Lee Si-won (born 1981), South Korean businessman, founder of Siwon School
• (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

See also[]

• List of Korean given names

References[]

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