Si-woo
Appearance
Si-woo | |
Hangul | 시우 |
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Revised Romanization | Si-u |
McCune–Reischauer | Si'u |
Si-woo, also spelled Shi-woo, is a Korean masculine given name. It was the fourth-most popular name for newborn boys in South Korea in 2011.[1] The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 39 hanja with the reading "shi" and 41 hanja with the reading "woo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[2]
- Song Si-woo (born 1993), South Korean football midfielder
- Lee Si-woo (born 1994), South Korean volleyball player
- Kim Si-woo (born 1995), South Korean golfer
- Choi Si-woo (born 1996), South Korean sledge hockey player
- Kim Si-woo (footballer) (born 1997), South Korean football forward
- Sung Si-woo, South Korean golfer; see List of Asian Games medalists in golf
- Yoo Si-woo (born 2001), member of South Korean boy group TRCNG
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Jung Shi-woo, in 2009 South Korean television series Soul
- Si-woo, in 2012 South Korean television series Dream High 2
- Shi-woo, in 2013 South Korean television series The Blade and Petal
- Shi-woo, in 2014 South Korean television series My Lovely Girl
- Yoon Si-woo, in 2016 South Korean television series Moorim School
See also
References
- ^ 2011년 인기 이름 리포트 (in Korean). Johnson's Baby Center. Archived from the original on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
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