미리암
miriam
미리암 (miriam) is the Korean way to say the female given name Miriam.
Meaning: female given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is miriam.
Did you know?
- While 미리암 is the direct phonetic translation, many Koreans associate the name with the biblical figure Mary, who is referred to as 마리아 in Korean.
- When calling out to a 'Miriam' in a social setting, a Korean speaker would rarely say 미리암 alone and would instead add a suffix like 씨 to be polite.
- In Korean, names are typically written with the surname first, so a person named Miriam Kim would be written as 김미리암.
Examples in context
- 미리암 씨, 안녕하세요?Miriam, hello?
- 미리암은 성경에 나와요.Miriam-eun seonggyeong-e nawayo.Miriam appears in the Bible.
- 제 친구 이름은 미리암이에요.Je chin-gu ireum-eun Miriam-ieyo.My friend's name is Miriam.
- 미리암은 아주 친절해요.Miriam-eun aju chinjeol-haeyo.Miriam is very kind.
Example conversation
Ji-eun and Min-jun are talking about a new coworker.
- 지은 Ji-eun민준 씨, 새로운 동료 봤어요?Minjun ssi, saeroun dongryo bwasseoyo?Min-jun, have you seen the new colleague?
- 민준 Min-jun아니요, 아직 못 봤어요.Aniyo, ajik mot bwasseoyo.No, I haven't seen her yet.
- 지은 Ji-eun이름이 미리암이라고 해요.Ireumi Miriam-irago haeyo.They say her name is Miriam.
- 민준 Min-jun아, 정말요? 반가워요.A, jeongmalyo? Bangawoyo.Oh, really? That's great.
