Is the name Mari a korean name?

Yes, 마리 (ma-ri) and 유리 (yu-ri) are both Korean female names.

Edit for Jessica: wow, for a korean you sure don't know much. What about Yuri from SNSD? Her full name is 권유리 (Kwon Yu-ri). I wonder what she'd think if you told her it was Japanese? (It isn't- Yuri in Japanese means "lily", while Yuri's name in Chinese characters is 侑利, which means "reaping the benefits")

Or the woman who does the weekly business report on MBC radio in Seoul, if you listen to that kind of thing. What's her name? 김유리, Kim Yu-ri. By itself, it also means 'glass' - my friend changed her name from Yuri to 은이 (Eun-i) because she thought that Yuri sounded too fragile.

Kim Mari is a fashion and set designer that does some work with 2NE1. I also have a friend named Choi Mari, but she's not famous for anything....yet.

Mari / mar-ree : Premier

마리 : 머리, 즉 우두머리, 으뜸가는 사람. 마리는 머리의 옛말.

Yuri / yoori : glass

유리 : 유리같이 맑고 투명하게 살아가란 의미

Mari Name

Mari Name Meaning

sounds like one...

No these aren't. Mari is basically Mary which is English and Yuri is Japanese.


For those who gave me a bad rating: I'm sorry you don't know what Korean names are and are using the Internet as your resources. I, as a Korean- a very tradition Korean for that matter, know that these are not Korean names. Also, I don't care if you lived in Korea. I lived in Korea until I was 20 years old. Another thing, just because their names can be spelt in Korean, doesn't make them Korean. You can spell every name in Korean and it will have a meaning. Sorry you don't know your facts.