매디슨
Maediseun
The English name or place name "Madison" is written in Korean as 매디슨 (Maediseun).
매디슨 is used as a transliteration for the name Madison when used as a surname, a given name or a place name.
Meaning: surname, given name, place name (name)
Which one should you use?
마디슨 is a formal transliteration.
How do you pronounce it?
Maediseun
Did you know?
- In Korean social contexts, saying the name 매디슨 alone to a person named Madison would be considered too blunt or impolite unless they are close friends.
- When Koreans refer to the city of Madison, they will almost always add the word 시 ('si'), meaning 'city', to the end to create 매디슨 시.
- If you were to write this name using traditional Hanja (Chinese characters), you would have to choose characters based on their sound rather than their original Western meaning.
Examples in context
- 안녕하세요, 마디슨 씨. 만나서 반갑습니다.Hello, Miss Madison. It's nice to meet you.
- 매디슨은 아주 아름다운 도시예요.Maediseun-eun aju areumdaun dosiyeyo.Madison is a very beautiful city.
- 제 친구 이름은 매디슨이에요.Je chin-gu ireum-eun Maediseun-ieyo.My friend's name is Madison.
- 매디슨 씨, 만나서 반가워요.Maediseun ssi, mannaseo bangawoyo.Ms. Madison, it is nice to meet you.
Example conversation
Seoyeon and Hyeon-woo are talking about a new colleague.
- 서연 Seo-yeon새로 온 동료 이름이 뭐예요?Sae-ro on dong-ryo i-reum-i mwo-ye-yo?What is the new colleague's name?
- 현우 Hyeon-woo이름은 매디슨이라고 해요.I-reum-eun Maedison-i-ra-go hae-yo.Her name is Madison.
- 서연 Seo-yeon매디슨 씨는 어디서 왔어요?Maedison ssi-neun eo-di-seo was-seo-yo?Where is Madison from?
- 현우 Hyeon-woo미국에서 왔다고 들었어요.Mi-guk-e-seo was-da-go deu-reos-seo-yo.I heard she came from the US.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “madison” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
