Si-young

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.

Si-young
Pronunciation/ʃɪ.jəŋ/
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameKorean
MeaningDifferent depending on Hanja
Other names
Alternative spellingSi-yeong, Shi-young, Shi-yeong
Si-young
Hangul
시영
Hanja
, , , and others
Revised RomanizationSi-yeong
McCune–ReischauerSiyŏng
IPA[ɕijʌŋ]

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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