캐시
kaesi[kʰɛɕʰi]
캐시 (kaesi) is the Korean way to say the female given name Cassie.
캐시 is used as a female given name.
How do you pronounce it?
kaesi
Did you know?
- Due to the overlap with the word for 'cash', some Koreans might jokingly refer to a person named 캐시 as being 'wealthy' or 'money' in casual settings.
- In Korean, 캐시 is also the word for 'cache' used in computing and technology.
- The syllable 캐 (kae) is not a common starting syllable for traditional Korean names, making the name sound distinctly foreign or 'Western' to a local ear.
Examples in context
- 캐시 씨, 안녕하세요? 어떻게 지내세요?Hello, Cassie. How are you?
- 카시야, 안녕? 어떻게 지내?Hey, Cassie. What's up?
- 캐시는 정말 친절해요.Kaesineun jeongmal chinjeolhaeyo.Cassie is very kind.
- 제 친구 이름은 캐시예요.Je chin-gu ireumeun Kaesiyeyo.My friend's name is Cassie.
- 캐시가 어디에 있어요?Kaesiga eodie isseoyo?Where is Cassie?
Example conversation
Hyunwoo and Minji are talking about a coworker.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo민지 씨, 캐시 씨를 아세요?Minji ssi, Kaesi ssi-reul aseyo?Minji, do you know Cassie?
- 민지 Min-ji네, 캐시는 우리 팀 동료예요.Ne, Kaesi-neun uri tim dongryoyeyo.Yes, Cassie is our teammate.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo캐시 씨는 성격이 밝아요?Kaesi ssi-neun seonggyeogi barayo?Is Cassie a bright person?
- 민지 Min-ji네, 정말 밝고 재미있어요.Ne, jeongmal balkgo jaemi-isseoyo.Yes, she is very bright and funny.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry 캐시, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 캐시, CC BY-SA 4.0.
