유니스
yuniseu
The English name Eunice is written as 유니스 (yuniseu) in Korean.
유니스 is the Korean transcription of the female given name Eunice.
Meaning: female given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is yuniseu.
Did you know?
- While 유니스 is a phonetic loanword, a Korean person might mistake it for a native name because 유 (Yu) and 은 (Eun) are both extremely common components of traditional Korean names.
- The ending sound 스 (seu) in 유니스 is a 'filler' syllable because the Korean language cannot end a word with a standalone 's' sound.
- If a Korean person were to see the name 유니스 written without context, they might mistake it for a brand name or a specific product name rather than a person's name.
Examples in context
- 우리 친구 유니스는 매우 재치있어요.Our friend Eunice is very witty.
- 제 친구 이름은 유니스예요.Je chin-gu ireumeun Yuniseuyeyo.My friend's name is Eunice.
Example conversation
Two friends are introducing someone at a party.
- 서연 Seo-yeon이쪽은 제 친구 유니스예요.Ijjogeun je chin-gu Yuniseu-yeyo.This is my friend Eunice.
- 민준 Min-jun만나서 반가워요, 유니스 씨.Mannaseo bangawoyo, Yuniseu ssi.Nice to meet you, Eunice.
- 서연 Seo-yeon민준 씨, 유니스랑 친하게 지내세요.Min-jun ssi, Yuniseurang chinhage jinaeseyo.Min-jun, please get along well with Eunice.
- 민준 Min-jun네, 당연하죠.Ne, dang-yeonhajyo.Yes, of course.
