엘리스
elliseu
The Korean way to say the female given name Elise is 엘리스 (elliseu).
엘리스 is used as a female given name.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is elliseu.
Did you know?
- While 엘리스 is the standard transcription for 'Elise', it is visually identical to the transcription for 'Alice'.
- When writing 엘리스 in a formal context, Koreans may add the honorific suffix 씨 (ssi), turning it into 엘리스씨, regardless of the person's age or status.
- Because the 's' sound at the end of 'Elise' cannot end a syllable alone in Korean, the vowel ㅡ (eu) is added, creating a sound that doesn't exist in English.
Example conversation
Seoyeon and Dohyun are introducing a new colleague.
- 서연 Seo-yeon이쪽은 엘리스 씨예요.I-jjok-eun Elliseu ssi-ye-yo.This is Elise.
- 도현 Do-hyeon반가워요, 엘리스 씨.Ban-ga-wo-yo, Elliseu ssi.Nice to meet you, Elise.
- 서연 Seo-yeon엘리스 씨는 미국에서 왔어요.Elliseu ssi-neun miguk-eseo wass-eo-yo.Elise came from America.
- 도현 Do-hyeon정말 반갑네요.Jeong-mal ban-gap-ne-yo.It is really nice to meet her.
