Meaning of 시원

시원 (Si-Won) means “beginning · source, spring” when written 始源. It is very popular for children born in the 2010s. Its characters carry the elements 土 Earth, 水 Water, which matters when a name is chosen to balance a birth chart.

Other hanja spellings

• 시 can also be written 時 (time, season), 詩 (poem), 施 (to bestow)
• 원 can also be written 媛 (graceful woman), 元 (origin, first), 苑 (garden), 圓 (round, complete)

How to pronounce 시원

Revised Romanisation: siwon (si-won). The spelling most Koreans with this name use abroad: Si-Won. Korean syllables have equal length — say each one evenly, no stress.

Famous people named 시원

• Siwon (Super Junior)