Si-yeon
{{Infobox given name
| name = Si-yeon
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| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ʃ|i|.|j|ʌ|n}}
| gender = Female
| meaning = different depending on Hanja
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| origin = Korean
| alternative spelling = Shi-yeon, Si-yun, Shi-yun, Si-yon, Shi-yon
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{{Infobox Korean name
| hangul = 시연
| hanja = {{linktext|時|姸}}, {{linktext|詩|姸}}, {{linktext|始|姸}}, and others
| rr = Si-yeon
| mr = Siyŏn
| koreanipa = [ɕijʌn]
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Si-yeon, also spelled Shi-yeon, is a Korean feminine given name. 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?q=%EC%8B%9C&idx=6 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "시"] and 81 hanja with the reading "yeon"[https://hanja.dict.naver.com/category/name?q=%EC%97%B0&idx=7 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "연"] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
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
- 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