쉴라
swilla
To write the name Sheela in Korean, use 쉴라 (swilla). This is the name in Korean letters.
쉴라 spells the name so that it sounds close to the original. For example, 저희 쉴라는 매우 친화적이에요. means our Sheela is very friendly.
How do you pronounce it?
It is romanized as swilla.
Did you know?
- Although 쉴라 is a foreign name, if a Korean speaker were to see it written in a historical context, they might mistake it for the ancient kingdom of 신라 ('Silla') due to the similar phonetic structure.
- When addressing a person named 쉴라 in a social setting, Koreans would rarely use the name alone and would instead add 씨 ('ssi') to the end to avoid being accidentally rude.
- If a Korean person wanted to give the name 쉴라 a deeper meaning, they might assign 'Hanja' (Chinese characters) to the sounds, potentially turning a phonetic loan-name into a name with a specific philosophical meaning.
Examples in context
- 쉴라라는 이름을 좋아해요.Swilla-raneun ireumeul joahaeyo.I like the name Sheela.
- 그 여자의 이름은 쉴라예요.geu yeojaui ireumeun Swilla-yeyo.That woman's name is Sheela.
Example conversation
Minji and Minjun are talking about a new coworker.
- 민지 Min-ji새로 온 직원의 이름이 뭐예요?saero on jigwonui ireumi mwoyeyo?What is the name of the new employee?
- 민준 Min-jun이름은 쉴라예요.ireumeun Swilla-yeyo.Her name is Sheela.
- 민지 Min-ji쉴라는 예쁜 이름이네요.Swilla-neun yeppeun ireumineyo.Sheela is a pretty name.
- 민준 Min-jun맞아요, 정말 예뻐요.majayo, jeongmal yeppeoyo.That's right, it's really pretty.
