Siwoo (시우): Korean name meaning

Meaning of 시우

시우 (Si-Woo) means “time, season · rain” when written 時雨. It is one of the most popular names for babies born in Korea in the 2020s. Its characters carry the elements 火 Fire, 水 Water, which matters when a name is chosen to balance a birth chart.

About the name

시우 pairs 時 (time, season) with 雨 (rain): 'timely rain', the rain that comes exactly when the fields need it — an old agricultural blessing turned into a modern boys' name.

Other hanja spellings

• 시 can also be written 詩 (poem), 始 (beginning), 施 (to bestow)
• 우 can also be written 宇 (universe, house), 佑 (divine help), 優 (excellent, graceful)

How to pronounce 시우

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