Shi-woo

Shi-woo
Hangul 시우
Revised Romanization Si-u
McCune–Reischauer Si'u

Shi-woo, also spelled Si-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]

Fictional characters with this name include:

See also

References

  1. 2011년 인기 이름 리포트 (in Korean). Johnson's Baby Center. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  2. "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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