How to write “Theo” in Korean
시오 si-o
What Korean friends call you
- 시오야 si-o-ya — a friend calling out to you (never to someone older)
- 시오 씨 si-o-ssi — polite: someone you just met, or at work
Calling someone, Koreans add 아 after a final consonant and 야 after a vowel.
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Korean spellings of Theo
- 시오 7 (54%)
- 테오 6 (46%)
Korean labels of 13 people named Theo on Wikidata (English-speaking countries), October 2026. Wikipedia leans to the official spelling.
Well-known people named Theo, as Wikidata writes them in Korean (November 2026):
- Theo Walcott — 시오 월컷
- Theo Ratliff — 시오 래틀리프
- Theo Robinson — 시오 로빈슨
- Theo Stockman — 시오 스토크먼
32,612 babies were named Theo in the US from 1960 to 2025, the 1105th most common name.
Block by block
- 시 = ㅅ + ㅣ · 3 strokes
Also in 시: Alexis 알렉시스 · Jessica 제시카 · Sydney 시드니
- 오 = ㅇ + ㅗ · 3 strokes
Also in 오: Austin 오스틴 · Owen 오언 · Antonio 안토니오
시오 takes 6 strokes in all.
More names: Phyllis 필리스 · Roland 롤런드 · Constance 콘스턴스 · Shari 샤리 · Dwight 드와이트
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