Shi name meaning

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Updated: May 30th, 2024
Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl
Origin: Mandarin and Hebrew
Usage: Mandarin
Pronunciation: shee
Meaning: Generation
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What does Shi mean?

Shi means Generation is used majorly in Mandarin aimed at both boys and girls is of Hebrew and Mandarin origin. Shi is variation of biblical and famed Shiloh. Anomalous Shiloh is used in Tamil and English came from Hebrew, Shiloh means "He who Will Be Sent and Tranquil".

How do I pronounce Shi?

One syllabled Shi is most commonly pronounced as shee.

Variants of Shi

She, Shiloh, Shiquan, Quan, Shequan, Qan, Dequan

Names that rhyme with Shi

How popular is the name Shi?

Shi is an uncommon baby name in United States, even after 45 years of presence it could not make beyond the top 6000. Over 400 babies in United States have been named Shi.

In England and Wales, it has been in use since 1997 but could not make beyond the top 3000. There are over 124 babies that have been given the name Shi in England and Wales.

But Shi is a popular baby name in Japan where every 1 in 5000 have the name as well as in China. As per our evaluation, over 50000 babies have been bestowed Shi around the globe.

YearBoysGirls
RankBirthsRankBirths
202200135276
202000150495
201700126937
201570611100
2014120975109459
201310720600
201200149556
201100133397
201000978411
200900124238
View more ▾View full list ▾[1] Source: Social Security Administration

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Numerological aspects of Shi

You try so desperately to change the world. You are in a good place right now and love life. You are not selfish but you are not naive as well. Keep distance and focus on your own aspirations. You stand for inner strength, smartness, solitude, single, superior, sensitive, and everything that comes with an “s”. You believe planning revenge is a waste of energy and time and you use those doing something productive or noble.

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Famous people named Shi

  • Shi Nai'an, Chinese writer from Suzhou
  • Shi Jiuyong, former judge at the International Court of Justice
  • Shi Meng, athlete from the People's Republic of China
  • Shi Xiu, fictional character in 'Water Margin'
  • Shi Kang, modern Chinese writer born in 1968
  • Shi Wen-long, Taiwanese businessman and the founder of Chi Mei Corporation
  • Shi Runjiu, Beijing-based Chinese filmmaker
  • Shi Hong,
  • Shi Hu, emperor of the Chinese/Jie state Later Zhao
  • Shi Shi, was briefly the emperor of the Jie/Chinese Hun state Later Zhao following his father Shi Hu's death
  • Shi Zun, was briefly an emperor of the Chinese/Jie state Later Zhao
  • Shi Jian, was briefly an emperor of the Chinese/Jie state Later Zhao
  • Shi Zhi, was briefly, for about one year
  • Shi Hui, official of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China
  • Shi Jinqing, late 14th century chieftain in Palembang
  • Shi Zhecun, Chinese author and journal editor
  • Shi Dongpeng, Chinese hurdler
  • Shi Jinsong, Chinese artist based in Wuhan and Beijing
  • Shi Guangnan, Chinese composer
  • Shi Dan, female Chinese football player
  • Shi Guihong, female Chinese football player
  • Shi Yigong, Chinese biophysicist
  • Shi Lang, Shi Lang: hero or villain? His evolving legacy
  • Shi Xie, official
  • Shi Kefa, government official and calligrapher
  • Shi Tao, mainland Chinese journalist, writer and poet
  • Shi Ren, official serving under the warlord Liu Bei
  • Shi Le, founding emperor of the Chinese/Jie state Later Zhao
  • Shi Zhengrong, Chinese-Australian businessman
  • Shi Dakai, military person
  • Shi Jun, Chinese footballer who plays as a striker
  • Shi Yongxin, current abbot of the Shaolin Temple
  • Shi Zhiyong, Chinese weightlifter
  • Shi Jingtang, founding emperor of imperial China's short-lived Later Jin during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
  • Shi Mei Lin, teacher of Wu-style t'ai chi ch'uan
  • Shi Xinning, painter based in Beijing
  • Shi Jiayi, naturalized Singaporean former football midfielder
  • Shi Chonggui, second and last emperor of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period state Later Jin
  • Shi Yousan, KMT general
  • Shirley Rhodes in Episode #1.2 as Miscellaneous Crew
  • Shi Bao is writer of movie The Road Home
  • In 2002, Shi Wei-Jian played the role of Aunt He's husband in drama film Shijie shang zui teng wo de nageren qu le.
  • In 2013, Shi Junhui portrayed the role of teacher Zhao in drama film You you Chuncao qing.
  • In 2005 adventure and drama film, Shan chu, Fei shu, Sa ke nu, Shi Peng Shen portrayed City Official.

Sources

  1. Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
  2. Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
  3. Central Statistics Office - An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames
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