Shi
Pronunciation/ʃi/
Origin
Word/nameKorean
Meaningdifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingSi, Shie, Shee, Sie, Sea, See
Shi
Hangul
Hanja
, , , , and others
Revised Romanizationsi
McCune–Reischauersi
IPA[ɕi]

Shi, also spelled Si, or Shie, Shee, Sie, Sea, See, is an uncommon Korean surname, an element in two-syllable Korean given names.[1] As given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 56 Hanja with the reading "shi"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

In Given names

Given names formed with the syllable "Shi(Si)" include:

First syllable

Masculine
  • Si-an
  • Si-ha
  • Si-heon
  • Si-ho
  • Si-hoo
  • Si-hoon
  • Si-hong
  • Si-hun
  • Si-hwan
  • Si-hyuk
  • Si-hyung
  • Si-joon
  • Si-kyung
  • Si-wan
  • Si-woong
  • Si-yang
  • Si-yong
Unisex
Feminine

People

People with the first syllable Shi(Si) include:

  • Lee Si-young (born 1950), South Korean writer
  • Park Si-hun (born 1965), South Korean amateur boxer
  • Bang Si-hyuk (born 1972), South Korean lyricist, composer, producer, and record executive
  • Ryu Si-won (born 1972), South Korean actor and singer
  • Sung Shi-yeon (born 1975), South Korean classical conductor
  • Park Si-hoo (born Park Pyeong-ho, 1978), South Korean actor
  • Sung Si-kyung (born 1979), South Korean singer and television host
  • Park Si-yeon (born Park Mi-seon, 1979), South Korean actress
  • Son Si-hyun (born 1980), South Korean shortstop for the NC Dinos in the KBO League
  • Park Si-eun (born Park Eun-young, 1980), South Korean actress
  • Lee Si-eon (born Lee Bo-yeon, 1982), South Korean actor
  • Lee Si-young (born Lee Eun-rae, 1982), South Korean actress and former amateur boxer
  • Shiyoon Kim (born 1983), Korean-American character designer and concept artist for Walt Disney]l Animation Studios
  • Ahn Shi-hyun (born 1984), South Korean professional golfer
  • Yoon Shi-yoon (born Yoon Dong-gu, 1986), South Korean actor
  • Choi Si-won (born 1986), South Korean actor and singer, member of boy group Super Junior
  • Lee Si-won (born 1987), South Korean actress
  • Kwak Si-yang (born Kwak Myeong-jin, 1987), South Korean actor
  • Jang Si-hwan (born 1987), South Korean baseball player
  • Park Si-hwan (born 1987), South Korean singer
  • Im Si-wan (born 1988), South Korean singer and actor
  • Lee Si-a (born Lee Ji-a, 1990), South Korean actress and singer
  • Song Si-woo (born 1993), South Korean football midfielder
  • Kim Si-woo (born 1995), South Korean golfer
  • Lee Si-young (born 1997), South Korean footballer
  • Kim Si-hyeon (born 1999), South Korean singer, member of girl group Everglow
  • Park Si-eun (born 2001), South Korean actress

See also

References

  1. List of Korean given names
  2. "대법원 인명용 한자 : 네이버 한자사전 (NAVER Hanja dictionary)". NAVER Hanja dictionary (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-05-09.
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