Save Gender Feminine Usage Korean Scripts 시연(Korean Hangul) Pronounced Pron. Si-yawn [key] Other Forms FormsSiyon Meaning & History From Sino-Korean 始 (si) meaning "begin, start", 時 (si) meaning "time, era, season" or 詩 (si) meaning "poetry, poem, verse" combined with 姸 (yeon) meaning "beautiful". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.