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How to Write Your Name in Korean: A Complete Guide – La Bouclette

How to Write Your Name in Korean With Hangul Examples

Emily can be written 에밀리, and James as 제임스. To write your own name in Hangul (한글), start with how you say it. The same spelling can sound different in two languages. David, pronounced DAY-vid in English, is commonly written 데이비드. In French, David can be written 다비드.

English first names in Hangul

Find your name below and check the pronunciation. If you or the person receiving a gift already uses a Korean spelling, use that spelling.

Name Hangul English pronunciation
Alex 알렉스 AL-eks
David 데이비드 DAY-vid
Emily 에밀리 EM-uh-lee
James 제임스 JAYMZ
Jennifer 제니퍼 JEN-uh-fer
Jessica 제시카 JESS-ih-kuh
Michael 마이클 MY-kul
Patrick 패트릭 PAT-rik

How to write your own name

  1. Say your name aloud. Use the pronunciation you would give someone meeting you for the first time. A nickname can have its own spelling.
  2. Match the sounds to Hangul syllables. Each written block has room for an initial consonant, a vowel, and sometimes a final consonant. Emily is 에 + 밀 + 리. The first block starts with ㅇ, which is silent at the start of a syllable.
  3. Put the blocks together from left to right. For Emily, write 에밀리 without spaces. English and Korean have different sound systems, so the number of written blocks can differ from the number of syllables you hear in English. For example, James takes three blocks, 제임스.

If you would like help with your spelling, send us your name and a pronunciation hint in the store chat. For a gift, ask the recipient which spelling they use before choosing an engraving.

Korean name engraving on a necklace

Names pronounced in French

The table below keeps the French pronunciations from our original guide. A name shared by French and English speakers can have a different Korean spelling in each language.

Browse French first names in Hangul
French first name Hangul
Antoine 앙투안
Agathe 아가트
Alexandre 아렉산드르
Alice 아리스
Alain 알랭
Anna 아나
Aurélie 올레리
Amandine 아망딘
Bastien 바스티앙
Béatrice 베아트리스
Benjamin 벤자민
Brigitte 브리짓
Blanche 블랑쉬
Barbara 바바라
Camille 카미유
Caroline 카롤린
Charles 샤를
Chloé 클로에
Clément 클레망
Clara 크라라
Damien 다미앙
Danielle 다니엘
David 다비드
Delphine 델핀
Dominique 도미니크
Étienne 에티엔
Émilie 에밀리
Emmanuel 에마뉴엘
Elsa 엘자
Élodie 엘로디
Estelle 에스텔
Eva 에바
Fabien 파비앙
Florence 플로랑스
Frédéric 프레데릭
Fanny 파니
François 프랑수아
Guillaume 기욤
Gabrielle 가브리엘
Gérard 제라르
Gisèle 지젤
Georges 조르주
Gaëlle 가엘
Hugo 유고
Hélène 엘렌
Henri 앙리
Hortense 오르턴스
Hubert 위베르
Isaac 이삭
Isabelle 이자벨
Ivan 이반
Inès 이네스
Irène 이렌
Julien 줄리앙
Justine 쥬스틴
Jacques 자크
Jeanne 잔느
Jérôme 제롬
Jade 자드
Karine 카린
Kévin 케빈
Katia 카티아
Kelly 켈리
Kim 김
Louis 루이
Lucie 루시
Laurent 로랑
Léa 레아
Léo 레오
Laurence 로랑스
Maxime 막심
Manon 마농
Mathieu 마티유
Morgane 모간
Marie 마리
Mathilde 마틸드
Nicolas 니코라
Nathalie 나타리
Nathan 나탕
Nadine 나딘
Noémie 노에미
Olivier 올리비에
Océane 오세안
Oscar 오스카
Odile 오딜
Ophélie 오페리
Oriane 오리안
Paul 폴
Patricia 파트리시아
Pierre 피에르
Pascale 파스칼
Pauline 포린
Philippine 필리핀
Quentin 퀭텡
Queenie 퀸니
Romain 로맹
Rosalie 로잘리
Robert 로베르
Rachel 라셀
Raphaël(le) 라파엘
Sébastien 세바스티앙
Sandrine 상드린
Stéphane 스테판
Sophie 소피
Simon 시몽
Sabrina 사브리나
Thibault 티보
Thérèse 테레즈
Thomas 토마
Tatiana 타티아나
Théo 테오
Ulysse 우리스
Ursula 우르슬라
Valentin 바랑탱
Violette 비올레트
Victor 빅토르
Viviane 비비안
Valérie 발레리
Virginie 비르지니
William 윌리안
Wendy 웬디
Wilfried 윌프리드
Wanda 완다
Wesley 웰스레
Xavier 자비에
Ximène 시멘
Xander 잔더
Yann 얀
Yolande 요란드
Yves 이브
Yoan 요안
Yasmine 야스민
Zacharie 자카리
Zoé 조에
Zéphyr 제피르
Zara 자라
Zélie 제리

Using your name on an engraving

If you would like to wear your name, see how Hangul looks on a name ring, a name bracelet, or a personalized necklace. For a name you can stamp on paper, explore the traditional Korean name stamp (dojang).

Korean name ring

Korean name bracelet

Korean name necklace

For more on spelling foreign names, see the National Institute of Korean Language’s guidance (in Korean). For an introduction in French, read Cap Corée’s guide to Hangul.

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