데지레
dejire
The Korean equivalent of the female given name "Desiree" is 데지레 (dejire).
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is dejire.
Did you know?
- If a person named Desiree chose a Korean name, they might pick 소망 which means 'wish' or 'hope' to preserve the name's original meaning.
- Korean does not have a dedicated 'z' sound, so the 's' sound in 'Desiree' is approximated using ㅈ, which is closer to a 'j' sound.
- The character 레 in 데지레 is less common in native Korean names than it is in transcribed foreign names.
Examples in context
- 이 분은 디자레씨로 불러주세요.Please address this person as Desiree.
- 디자레씨, 오늘도 예쁘시네요.Desiree, you look beautiful today as well.
- 그녀의 이름은 데지레예요.Geunyeo-ui irem-eun Dejire-yeyo.Her name is Desiree.
- 데지레가 이 편지를 받았어요.Dejire-ga i pyeonji-reul badasseoyo.Desiree received this letter.
Example conversation
Ji-eun and Min-jun are talking about a new friend.
- 지은 Ji-eun민준 씨, 그 친구 이름이 뭐예요?Minjun ssi, geu chin-gu irem-i mwo-yeyo?Min-jun, what is that friend's name?
- 민준 Min-jun데지레라고 해요.Dejire-rago haeyo.It's Desiree.
- 지은 Ji-eun데지레는 외국인인가요?Dejire-neun oegugin-ingayo?Is Desiree a foreigner?
- 민준 Min-jun네, 맞아요.Ne, majayo.Yes, that's right.
