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Your Name in Korean
Type your English name to see how it is written in Hangul, using spellings the National Institute of Korean Language uses for real people.
Write your name in Korean
Examples
- Michael → 마이클 (maikeul)
- Sarah → 세라 (sera)
- Christopher → 크리스토퍼 (keuriseutopeo)
- Jennifer → 제니퍼 (jenipeo)
- Liam → 리엄 (rieom)
- Olivia → 올리비아 (ollibia)
Where the spellings come from
For each name we looked at every English-language person in the National Institute of Korean Language’s loanword usage records and counted how that name was written in Hangul. The most frequent spelling is shown first. Names with no records aren’t guessed.
Data collected on 2026-10-11. Nothing you type is sent anywhere.
Frequently asked questions
Is there one correct way to write my name in Korean?
Korea has official rules for writing foreign words, and the National Institute of Korean Language records how real people’s names are written. This tool shows the most common official spelling and, when there is one, another spelling it has used.
Why is Sarah written 세라 and not 사라?
The official spelling follows the English pronunciation under Korea’s loanword rules, which gives 세라.
Do Koreans put the surname first for foreign names?
No. Foreign names keep their original order: Michael Smith is 마이클 스미스.
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Sources and last updated
- National Institute of Korean Language, loanword usage examples (people) (in Korean), via its Open API
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