What does 시우 mean?
4,940 mechanical Hanja combinations exist across the current legal reading sets for these syllables. That does not prove every combination is attested, natural or intended.
Korean given name
시우 Si-u
The Hangul spelling identifies the observed name form. Romanization is a navigation aid. A full-name meaning depends on the Hanja actually chosen, so compatible character meanings stay separate instead of being collapsed into one translation.
Meaning boundary
시우 does not have one reliable English meaning without a specific Hanja spelling. The choices below are character-level evidence and compatible readings, not a claim about any individual person’s actual spelling or intended meaning.
侍serve, attend upon; attendant, servant; samurai偲talented; urgent兕a female rhinoceros匙spoon; surname厮servant; to make a disturbance啻only, merely; just like; stop at嘶neighing of a horse; gravel voiced, husky throated; (Cant.) to hiccough塒roost始begin, start; then, only then媞at ease媤husband's family尸corpse; to impersonate the dead; to preside; Kangxi radical 44
于in, on, at; go to; surname优superior, excellent; actor佑help, protect, bless俁big偊to walk alone; self-reliant偶accidentally, coincidently; an idol優superior, excellent; actor又and, also, again, in addition友friend, companion; fraternity右right; west; right-wing吁interjection 'Alas!'; to sigh圩dike, embankment
Usage history
시우 in Korean Supreme Court name statistics
The national series records published ranked-name observations; absence from a year is not treated as zero registrations.
| Year | Dataset | Registrations | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Male | 1,451 | #3 |
| 2025 | Male | 1,705 | #4 |
| 2024 | Male | 1,502 | #5 |
| 2023 | Male | 1,527 | #6 |
| 2022 | Male | 1,988 | #3 |
| 2021 | Male | 1,796 | #6 |
| 2020 | Male | 1,901 | #5 |
| 2019 | Male | 2,100 | #4 |
| 2018 | Male | 2,180 | #4 |
| 2017 | Male | 2,297 | #4 |
| 2016 | Male | 2,149 | #8 |
| 2015 | Male | 1,919 | #11 |
| 2014 | Male | 1,866 | #11 |
| 2013 | Male | 2,067 | #8 |
| 2012 | Male | 2,355 | #5 |
| 2011 | Male | 2,133 | #4 |
| 2010 | Male | 1,861 | #12 |
| 2009 | Male | 1,514 | #11 |
| 2008 | Male | 1,238 | #17 |
Name questions
Meaning, gender and popularity for 시우
Is 시우 a boy or girl name?
The stored evidence currently labels this name male. Observed evidence: 35,549 male and 0 female registrations in stored national Top-20 rows.
How popular is 시우?
2008 is the first year this name appears in the stored national Court ranked-name evidence. Its highest stored national yearly is 2,355 in 2012. Among the two most recent consecutive observed years, the count was lower in 2026 (1,451 vs 1,705, 14.9% lower). This describes only the published national top-name series.
How is 시우 romanized?
Navigation romanization: Si-u · Siu · Si u. Romanization can vary by convention and personal preference.
Related Korean names
Names like 시우 (Si-u)
These are evidence-backed discovery links based on spelling position or stored usage category. They do not imply the same Hanja, meaning, family relationship or pronunciation preference.
Same opening syllable
Same ending syllable
Same usage category
서준 · SeojunSame stored gender evidence label민준 · MinjunSame stored gender evidence label도윤 · DoyunSame stored gender evidence label예준 · YejunSame stored gender evidence label지호 · JihoSame stored gender evidence label하준 · HajunSame stored gender evidence label주원 · JuwonSame stored gender evidence label도현 · DohyeonSame stored gender evidence label지후 · JihuSame stored gender evidence label우진 · UjinSame stored gender evidence label준서 · JunseoSame stored gender evidence label지훈 · JihunSame stored gender evidence label