시(時) means time and season; 우(祐) means blessing and protection. Together: a boy blessed at the right time.
Water element, timely yang blessing
Si-woo (시우, 時祐) is a male Korean given name meaning “Time blessing”. It is pronounced SEE-woo (like 'see' + 'woo'). In Saju (Four Pillars) its reading is: Water element, timely yang blessing.
시(時) means time and season; 우(祐) means blessing and protection. Together: a boy blessed at the right time.
As a male name, Si-woo is written 시우 in Hangul and 時祐 in Hanja (Sino-Korean characters). English speakers can say it as SEE-woo (like 'see' + 'woo'). In 2026 usage records this name is top 5.
Korean sound-numerology (성명학) reads a name's energy from the initial consonant of each syllable, following the Hunminjeongeum classification of speech sounds into five classes — molar/牙, lingual/舌, labial/脣, dental/齒 and guttural/喉 — each tied to one of the Five Elements (木·火·土·金·水). For Si-woo (시우):
| Syllable | Initial sound | Element |
|---|---|---|
| 시 | ㅅ | 금(金) · Metal |
| 우 | ㅇ | 수(水) · Water |
Pairing: Sang-saeng (相生, generating). The first syllable's Metal generates the second syllable's Water in the productive cycle (Metal→Water). This forward-flowing pairing is read as smooth, nurturing momentum from the given name into the following sound.
Sound-element mapping follows the Hunminjeongeum Haerye orthography (아=木, 설=火, 순=土, 치=金, 후=水). Cultural / wellness reference only.
| Name | Hangul | Hanja | Gender | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Si-woo | 시우 | 時祐 | male | Time blessing |
| Si-eun | 시은 | 詩恩 | female | Poetic grace |
| Si-yeon | 시연 | 詩姸 | female | Poetic beauty |
| Si-hoon | 시훈 | 時勳 | male | Meritorious in his time |
Si-woo (시우) is recorded as a male Korean name.
Si-woo means “Time blessing”. In Hanja (時祐): 시(時) means time and season; 우(祐) means blessing and protection. Together: a boy blessed at the right time.
Si-woo is pronounced SEE-woo (like 'see' + 'woo').
Water element, timely yang blessing