Si-yeon, also spelled Shi-yeon, or Si-yun, Shi-yun, Si-yon, Shi-yon, is a
Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...
n feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the
hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom.
(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, ...
used to write each syllable of the name. There are 54 hanja with the reading "''
shi''" and 56 hanja with the reading "''
yeon
Yeon or less commonly Youn (연) is a Korean surname. The name may correspond to the Chinese surnames Yan (燕, 延) or Lian (連). The hanja 延 is much more common than 燕 and 連. Yeon may also refer to the extinct surname (淵).
Origin
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대법원 인명용 : 네이버 한자사전 "연"
/ref> on the South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
n government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People
People with this name include:
* Sung Shi-yeon (born 1975), South Korean classical conductor
*Park Si-yeon
Park Si-yeon (born Park Mi-seon on March 29, 1979) is a South Korean actress. She joined the Miss Korea pageant in 2000, and using that as a springboard to an acting career, she made her acting debut in China in 2004, appearing in minor roles in ...
(born Park Mi-seon, 1979), South Korean actress
* Lee Si-yeon (born Lee Dae-hak, 1980), South Korean transgender actress and model
*Xiyeon
Park Jung-hyun ( ko, 박정현, born November 14, 2000), professionally known as Xiyeon, is a South Korean actress and singer. A former child actress and model, she trained under Pledis Entertainment for nine years before making her official deb ...
(born Park Jung-hyun, 2000), South Korean singer, member of girl group Pristin
Fictional characters
Fictional characters with this name include:
*Bang Shi-yeon, female character in 2012 South Korean television series '' SOS - Save Our School''
*Si-yeon, female character in 2015 South Korean film '' A Break Alone''
See also
* List of Korean given names
References
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Korean feminine given names