Shi (Korean given name)

Shi

Pronunciation	/ʃɪ/
Origin
Word/name	Korean
Meaning	Different depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spelling	Si, Shie, Shee, Sie, Sea, See

Shi
Hangul	시
Hanja	時, 詩, 施, 始, 是, and others
Revised Romanization	si
McCune–Reischauer	si
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. As given name meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 54 Hanja with the reading "shi" 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-woo
• Si-woong
• Si-yang
• Si-yong

Unisex

• Si-eon
• Si-hyun
• Si-on
• Si-won
• Si-young
• Si-yoon

Feminine

• Si-ah
• Si-eun
• Si-yeon
• Si-yoo
• Si-yool

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 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 1987), 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 Shi-hyun (born 1998), South Korean singer, member of We in the Zone
• Kim Si-hyeon (born 1999), South Korean singer, member of girl group Everglow
• Park Si-eun (born 2001), South Korean actress

See also

• List of Korean given names