엘런
ellen
엘런 (ellen) is the Korean way to write the female given name Ellen.
엘런 is used as a female given name.
Meaning: female given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
ellen
Did you know?
- While 엘런 is a name, the syllable 런 is also the phonetic transcription for the English word 'run'. This can create playful puns in Korean pop culture or social media when an 엘런 is physically running.
- When addressing an 엘런 in a social setting, Koreans would rarely use the name alone and would instead add a suffix like 씨 to make it 엘런 씨.
- The sound 'L' in 엘런 is represented by the letter ㄹ, which sits somewhere between an English 'L' and 'R' depending on its position in the word.
Example conversation
Dohyun and Subin are talking about a new colleague.
- 도현 Do-hyeon수빈 씨, 엘런 씨를 알아요?Subin ssi, Ellen ssireul arayo?Subin, do you know Ellen?
- 수빈 Su-bin네, 엘런 씨는 아주 친절해요.Ne, Ellen ssineun aju chinjeolhaeyo.Yes, Ellen is very kind.
- 도현 Do-hyeon엘런 씨는 어느 나라 사람이에요?Ellen ssineun eoneu nara saram-ieyo?What nationality is Ellen?
- 수빈 Su-bin미국 사람이라고 들었어요.Miguk saram-irago deureosseoyo.I heard she is American.
