Si-yeon

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| 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:

See also

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