켈리
Kelli
The English name Kelly is written as 켈리 (Kelli) in Korean.
켈리 is the Korean transcription of the female given name Kelly.
Meaning: female given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
Kelli
Did you know?
- Because 켈리 is a foreign loanword, it is written using the Hangul alphabet rather than traditional Chinese-derived characters (Hanja) used for most Korean names.
- In formal Korean introductions, a person named 켈리 would often add a polite suffix like 씨 to their name, becoming 켈리씨, to show respect.
- The sound 켈 is relatively rare in native Korean words, making the name 켈리 sound distinctly foreign and 'exotic' to a native speaker.
Examples in context
- 저는 켈리 입니다.I am Kelly.
- 켈리 씨, 안녕하세요?Hello, Kelly!
- 저는 켈리라고 합니다.My name is Kelly.
- 켈리 언니, 잘 지냈어?Kelly, how have you been?
- 켈리 언니랑 같이 영화 보고 싶어.I want to watch a movie with Kelly.
- 켈리는 정말 친절해요.Kelli-neun jeongmal chinjeol-haeyo.Kelly is really kind.
- 켈리 씨는 어디에 있어요?Kelli ssi-neun eodie isseoyo?Where is Kelly?
- 제 친구 이름은 켈리예요.Je chin-gu ireum-eun Kelli-yeyo.My friend's name is Kelly.
Example conversation
Ji-eun and Hyeon-u are talking about a mutual friend at a cafe.
- 지은 Ji-eun현우 씨, 켈리 씨를 알아요?Hyeon-u ssi, Kelli ssi-reul arayo?Hyeon-u, do you know Kelly?
- 현우 Hyeon-woo네, 켈리는 제 대학 동기예요.Ne, Kelli-neun je daehak dong-gi-yeyo.Yes, Kelly is my college classmate.
- 지은 Ji-eun정말요? 켈리 씨는 지금 뭐 해요?Jeongmalyo? Kelli ssi-neun jigeum mwo haeyo?Really? What is Kelly doing now?
- 현우 Hyeon-woo지금 회사에서 일하고 있어요.Jigeum hoesa-eseo il-hago isseoyo.She is working at the office right now.
