멜리사
Mellisa
The English female given name Melissa is written as 멜리사 (Mellisa) in Korean.
Meaning: female given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Mellisa.
Did you know?
- While 멜리사 is the phonetic transliteration, many Koreans associate the sound 'mel' with 멜론, the word for 'melon'.
- In South Korea, names like 멜리사 are clearly recognized as foreign, and they are always written in the Hangul alphabet rather than using Hanja (Chinese characters) which are used for traditional Korean names.
- The 'L' sound in 멜리사 is represented by the letter ㄹ, which is a sound between an English 'L' and 'R'.
Examples in context
- 메리사 씨, 안녕하십니까?Hello, Melissa.
- 제 친구 이름은 멜리사예요.Je chin-gu ireumeun Mellisayeo.My friend's name is Melissa.
Example conversation
Hyunwoo and Seoyeon are talking about a new colleague.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo새로 온 직원이 누구예요?Saro on jigwoni nuguyeyo?Who is the new employee?
- 서연 Seo-yeon멜리사예요. 미국에서 왔어요.Mellisayeo. Migug-eseo wasseoyo.It's Melissa. She came from America.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo멜리사 씨는 성격이 좋아요?Mellisa ssineun seonggyeogi joayo?Is Melissa nice?
- 서연 Seo-yeon네, 정말 밝은 사람이에요.Ne, jeongmal balgeun saramieyo.Yes, she is a very bright person.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “melissa” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
