줄리엣
Julliet
The English name "Juliet" is written as 줄리엣 (Julliet) in Korean.
줄리엣 is the straight transliteration of "Juliet" into Korean. Adding 씨 (ssi) after the name signifies politeness and is used when addressing someone respectfully, forming 줄리엣 씨 to mean "Ms. Juliet" or "Mr. Juliet".
Meaning: female given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Julliet.
Did you know?
- While 줄리엣 is the name, Korean speakers often use the term 줄리엣 신드롬 to describe a romantic obsession where one is willing to risk everything for love.
- The character 엣 in 줄리엣 is rarely used in native Korean words and is almost exclusively found in loanwords from English.
- If you were writing a letter to a person named 'Juliet' in a formal Korean context, you would likely use the title 님 (nim) instead of 씨 (ssi) to show even higher levels of reverence.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about names in a cafe.
- 지은 Ji-eun민준 씨, 줄리엣이라는 이름 어때요?Minjun ssi, Julliet-iraneun ireum eottaeyo?Minjun, what do you think of the name Juliet?
- 민준 Min-jun지은 씨, 그 이름 정말 멋지네요.Jieun ssi, geu ireum jeongmal meotjineyo.Jieun, that name is really cool.
- 지은 Ji-eun줄리엣은 로맨틱한 느낌이 들어요.Julliet-eun romantik-han neukkim-i deureoyo.Juliet has a romantic feeling.
- 민준 Min-jun맞아요, 아주 잘 어울려요.Majayo, aju jal eoullyeoyo.That's right, it suits it very well.
