Si-woo

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| name = Si-woo

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| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ʃ|i|.|w|u}}

| gender = Unisex

| meaning = different depending on Hanja

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| origin = Korean

| alternative spelling = Shi-woo, Shi-wu, See-woo, Si-wu, Shi-U, Si-U

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{{Infobox Korean name

| hangul = 시우

| hanja = {{linktext|時|雨}}, {{linktext|時|宇}}, {{linktext|始|宇}}, {{linktext|時|友}}, {{linktext|詩|雨}} and others

| rr = Si-u

| mr = Siu

| koreanipa = [ɕiu]

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Si-woo, also spelled Shi-woo, is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly masculine. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 56 hanja with the reading "shi"[https://hanja.dict.naver.com/#/category/name 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "시"] and 64 hanja with the reading "woo"[https://hanja.dict.naver.com/#/category/name 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "우"] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Si-woo was among the top 5 most popular name for newborn boys in South Korea in 2011, 2013 and 2017.List of the most popular given names in South Korea

People

People with this name include:

  • Song Si-woo (born 1993), South Korean football midfielder
  • Lee Si-woo (born 1994), South Korean volleyball player
  • Kim Si-woo (born 1995), South Korean golfer
  • Choi Si-woo (born 1996), South Korean sledge hockey player
  • Kim Si-woo (born 1997), South Korean footballer
  • Lee Si-woo (born 1997), South Korean actress and model
  • Lee Si-woo (born 1999), South Korean actor

Fictional characters

Fictional characters with this name include:

  • Jung Shi-woo, in 2009 South Korean television series Soul
  • Lee Si-woo, in 2012 South Korean television series Dream High 2
  • Shi-woo, in 2013 South Korean television series The Blade and Petal
  • Shi-woo, in 2014 South Korean television series My Lovely Girl
  • Yoon Shi-woo, in 2016 South Korean television series Moorim School
  • Hong Shi-woo, in 2020 South Korean television series 18 Again

See also

References

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Category:Korean unisex given names