엘리
Elli
The English female given name "ellie" is translated into Korean as 엘리 (Elli).
엘리 is used as a female given name.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Elli.
Did you know?
- The name 엘리 is entirely composed of 'pure' phonetic sounds with no Hanja, meaning it does not carry the traditional deep ancestral or poetic meanings usually found in Korean names.
- Because 엘리 is a foreign name, Koreans may add the suffix 양 'yang' after it when addressing a young woman in a polite yet friendly way.
- In Korean, the syllable 엘 'el' is relatively rare in native words, making the name 엘리 sound distinctly Western and 'exotic' to native speakers.
Examples in context
- 안녕하세요, 엘리 씨. 반갑습니다.Hello, Ms. Ellie. Nice to meet you.
- 안녕, 엘리야. 오랜만이야.Hi, Ellie. Long time no see.
- 엘리는 정말 친절해요.Ellineun jeongmal chinjeolhaeyo.Ellie is very kind.
- 엘리는 지금 집에 있어요.Ellineun jigeum jibe isseoyo.Ellie is at home now.
- 제 친구 이름은 엘리예요.Je chin-gu ireumeun Elliyeyo.My friend's name is Ellie.
Example conversation
Minji and Dohyun are talking about a new classmate.
- 민지 Min-ji도현 씨, 엘리를 알아요?Dohyun ssi, Ellireul arayo?Dohyun, do you know Ellie?
- 도현 Do-hyeon아니요, 처음 들어봐요.Aniyo, cheoeum deureobwayo.No, I've never heard of her.
- 민지 Min-ji엘리는 우리 반으로 전학 왔어요.Ellineun uri baneuro jeonhak wasseoyo.Ellie transferred into our class.
- 도현 Do-hyeon그렇군요. 정말 궁금하네요.Geureokunyo. Jeongmal gunggumhaneyo.I see. I'm really curious.
