韩国首尔这个单词是来自英文soul么?

Question

韩国首尔这个单词是来自英文soul么?

Answer 1

不是.
首尔的英文拼写是Seoul
附一段维基百科英文版对首尔城市名来源的介绍：
Seoul,the name
The city has been known in the past by the names Wirye-seong (위례성; 慰礼城,Baekje era),Hanju (한주; 汉州,Silla era),Namgyeong (남경; 南京,Goryeo era),Hanseong (한성; 汉城,Baekje and Joseon era),Hanyang (한양; 汉阳,Joseon era),Gyeongseong (경성; 京城,Japanese colonial era).Its current name originated from the Korean word meaning "capital city," which is believed to be derived from the word,Seorabeol (서라벌; 徐罗伐),which originally referred to Gyeongju,the capital of Silla.
这个城市历史上曾叫过各种各样的名字,它现在的名字‘首尔’来自于一个韩语单词,意为‘首都’,这个韩语单词据信是起源于Seorabeol (서라벌; 徐罗伐),最早用于指称Gyeongju,也就是韩国历史上三大王国之一的Silla的首都.