How to write Mary in Korean
메리
- 메me
- 리ri
2 syllables · Spelled by the National Institute of Korean Language's rules for foreign names.
Why it sounds a little different
- R and L share one letter, ㄹ — Korean doesn't tell them apart.
Say it in Korean
제 이름은 메리예요.
Je ireumeun meri-yeyo. — My name is Mary.
To be polite, Koreans add 씨 (ssi) after a name: 메리 씨.
What Mary means
beloved; sea of bitterness · Hebrew origin