루시아
rusia
Lucia is a female given name in Korean, written as 루시아 (rusia).
When addressing someone named Lucia, you will often add a title or honorific to the name to show respect, such as 루시아 씨 or 루시아 선생님.
How do you pronounce it?
rusia
Did you know?
- The name 루시아 is frequently used by Korean Catholics as a 'baptismal name', which is a special name chosen when receiving the sacrament of baptism.
- Because 'Lucia' is a foreign name, it is written in Hangul as 루시아 rather than using Hanja (Chinese characters) which are used for native Korean names.
- While 루시아 is a phonetic transcription, some Koreans might choose 'Hanja' (Chinese characters) to give the name a specific meaning like 'light' or 'dew'.
Examples in context
- 루시아 씨, 저기요. 주문하시겠어요?Excuse me, Lucia. Would you like to place an order?
- 루시아, 오늘 뭐 할 거야?Lucia, what are you going to do today?
- 루시아는 제 친구예요.Rusia-neun je chin-gu-ye-yo.Lucia is my friend.
- 루시아가 한국에 왔어요.Rusia-ga han-guk-e wass-eo-yo.Lucia came to Korea.
- 루시아 씨, 안녕하세요?Rusia ssi, an-nyeong-ha-se-yo?Hello, Lucia.
Example conversation
Ji-eun is introducing Lucia to Do-hyeon at a cafe.
- 지은 Ji-eun도현 씨, 루시아를 만났어요?Do-hyeon ssi, Rusia-reul mann-ass-eo-yo?Do-hyeon, have you met Lucia?
- 도현 Do-hyeon아니요, 처음 봐요.A-ni-yo, cheo-eum bwa-yo.No, it is my first time seeing her.
- 지은 Ji-eun루시아는 제 대학 친구예요.Rusia-neun je dae-hak chin-gu-ye-yo.Lucia is my college friend.
- 도현 Do-hyeon반가워요, 루시아 씨.Ban-ga-wo-yo, Rusia ssi.Nice to meet you, Lucia.
