Si-eon

Si-eon, also spelled Shi-eon, or Si-on, Shi-on, Shi-ohn, Si-un, Shi-un, Shi-uhn, is a South 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 14 hanja with the reading "eon"[2] on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.

Si-eon
Pronunciation/ʃɪ.ən/
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameKorean
MeaningDifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingShi-eon, Si-on, Si-un, Shi-on, Shi-ohn, Shi-un, Shi-uhn
Si-eon
Hangul
시언
Hanja
時彦, 詩彦, 施彦, and others
Revised RomanizationSi-eon
McCune–ReischauerSiŏn
IPA[ɕiʌn]

People with this name include:

  • Lee Si-eon (born Lee Bo-yeon, 1982), South Korean actor

Fictional characters with this name include:

  • Lee Shi-eon, male character in 2019 South Korean television series Failing in Love

See also

References
  1. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "시"
  2. 대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "언"
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