Recommended English Name

SI WON
Korean reading ㅅ이 w오ㄴ
SI
Matches the official Korean romanization rules.
Korean reading ㅅ이
WON
Matches the official Korean romanization rules.
Korean reading w오ㄴ
MOFA standard romanization (expected) SI WON Korean readingㅅ이 w오ㄴ

Compare with the official recommendation on the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.

About this recommendation

The spelling SI WON for 시원 is recommended from official passport statistics published by the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, combined with the national romanization rules. Percentages show how Koreans with the same syllables actually spell them on their passports.

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