윌리엄
Willieom[ɥiʎʎiʌ̹m]
The English male given name William is written as 윌리엄 (Willieom) in Korean.
윌리엄 is the standard Korean transliteration used to write the English name William.
Meaning: male given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
Willieom
Did you know?
- The name 윌리엄 uses the character '윌' (wil), which is a rare combination in native Korean words and is almost exclusively seen in loanwords from English.
- When Koreans write the name 윌리엄 in a professional context, they often add the title 씨 after it, making it 윌리엄 씨, to avoid sounding impolite.
- In Korean grammar, if you are calling out to 윌리엄 to get his attention, you would not just say the name, but might add a calling particle like 아 or 야 depending on the intimacy level.
Examples in context
- 윌리엄은 겁에 질려서 구역질까지 났다.William was so scared that he was literally sick.This sentence shows the name 윌리엄 used as a subject in a sentence.Tatoeba #14034694 by Ldyhippo, translation #11605872 by Amastan
- 안녕하세요, 저는 윌리엄입니다.Hello, I am William.
- 윌리엄 씨, 잠시만요.Mr. William, excuse me for a moment.
- 윌리엄은 제 친구예요.Willieom-eun je chin-gu-ye-yo.William is my friend.
- 그 사람 이름이 윌리엄이에요?Geu sa-ram i-reum-i Willieom-i-e-yo?Is that person's name William?
Example conversation
Subin and Hyunwoo are talking about a new coworker.
- 수빈 Su-bin새로 온 직원이 누구예요?Sae-ro on jik-won-i nu-gu-ye-yo?Who is the new employee?
- 현우 Hyeon-woo윌리엄이라는 분이에요.Willieom-i-ra-neun bun-i-e-yo.It is a person named William.
- 수빈 Su-bin현우 씨는 윌리엄 씨를 알아요?Hyunwoo-ssi-neun Willieom-ssi-reul a-ra-yo?Hyunwoo, do you know William?
- 현우 Hyeon-woo네, 같이 일해 봤어요.Ne, gat-i il-hae bwa-sseo-yo.Yes, I have worked with him.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “william” translations and entries 윌리엄, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
