자비에
jabie
The English name Xavier is translated into Korean as 자비에 (jabie).
자비에 is used as a male given name.
Meaning: male given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is jabie.
Did you know?
- In Korea, the name 자비에 is almost exclusively associated with Catholic converts or missionaries, as it is the Korean rendering of St. Francis Xavier, who was the first Jesuit missionary to reach East Asia.
- The word '자비' (jabi) within the name means 'mercy' or 'compassion' in Korean, though it is a coincidental phonetic overlap.
- Because 자비에 is a foreign name, it is almost always written in Hangul rather than Hanja (Chinese characters).
Examples in context
- 제 친구 이름은 자비에예요.Je chin-gu ireum-eun Jabie-ye-yo.My friend's name is Xavier.
Example conversation
Seoyeon asks Hyunwoo about a new colleague.
- 서연 Seo-yeon자비에 씨는 한국 사람이에요?Jabie ssi-neun han-guk saram-i-e-yo?Is Mr. Xavier Korean?
- 현우 Hyeon-woo아니요, 자비에 씨는 프랑스 사람이에요.A-ni-yo, Jabie ssi-neun peu-rang-seu saram-i-e-yo.No, Xavier is French.
- 서연 Seo-yeon그럼 현우 씨가 통역해 줄 수 있어요?Geu-reom Hyunwoo ssi-ga tong-yeok-hae jul su isseoyo?Then, can you interpret for him, Hyunwoo?
- 현우 Hyeon-woo네, 제가 도와줄게요.Ne, je-ga do-wa-jul-ge-yo.Yes, I will help.
