Si-young
| Pronunciation | /ʃɪ.jəŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Unisex |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Korean |
| Meaning | Different depending on Hanja |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Si-yeong, Shi-young, Shi-yeong |
| Si-young | |
| Hangul | 시영 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Si-yeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Siyŏng |
| IPA | [ɕijʌŋ] |
Si-young, also spelled Shi-young or Si-yeong, Shi-yeong, is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 54 hanja with the reading "shi"[1] and 44 hanja with the reading "young"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People with this name include:
- Yi Si-yeong (1868-1953), Korean politician, independence activist, educator and neo-Confucianist scholar
- Lee Si-young (born 1950), South Korean writer
- Lee Si-young (born Lee Eun-rae, 1982), South Korean actress and former amateur boxer
- Jeong Si-young (born 1993), South Korean volleyball player
- Lee Si-young (born 1997), South Korean footballer
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