Your Name in Korean: Write It in Hangul & Hear It

Korean writes foreign names by sound, not by meaning, using the Hangul letters closest to how the name is said: Emma is 엠마, Michael is 마이클, Sarah is 사라 and the Japanese name Tanaka is 다나카. Most names come out one syllable block per sound, and Korean has no f, v, z or th sounds, so those change (Frank → 프랭크). Type your name below to see it in Hangul, hear it, and copy it or save it as an image.

Write your name in Korean

How to say “My name is …” in Korean

Say 제 이름은 ___예요 (je ireumeun ___yeyo) after a name ending in a vowel sound, and ___이에요 after one ending in a consonant: ▶ 제 이름은 엠마예요. · ▶ 제 이름은 마이클이에요. · ▶ 제 이름은 존이에요.. A shorter, very common way is 저는 ___예요/이에요 (“I am ___”).

Common first names in Korean

These are the spellings Korean media and people use day to day. Many names have two spellings in use — both are understood. Type to find yours.

Common last names in Korean

In Korean the family name usually comes after a foreign first name, as in English (존 스미스), with a space or a middle dot (존·스미스). Korean names themselves put the family name first: 김민준 is family name 김 (Kim) + given name 민준.

Japanese names in Korean

Japanese names follow a fixed rule from the National Institute of Korean Language, so they have one standard spelling: k, t and ch at the start of a name become ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅈ (Tanaka 다나카, Chiba 지바) but ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅊ in the middle (Takahashi 다카하시), long vowels are not written (Tōkyō 도쿄), ん is a final ㄴ and a doubled consonant is a final ㅅ (Hokkaidō 홋카이도). す is 스, つ is 쓰 and ず is 즈. Type a name with n’ to split it: Jun’ichirō 준이치로.

Why your name changes in Korean

English spelling and sound often disagree (Kate, Mike, Sean), so for names not on our list the converter shows a guess from the spelling and a second version that reads each letter as spelled — the second one usually fits names from Spanish, Italian, Indian, Indonesian or Filipino spelling (Priya 프리야, Carlos 카를로스). Hear how a Korean spelling is really pronounced on Korean pronunciation rules.

A Korean name with a meaning

A Korean-style name such as 서연 or 민준 is a different thing: Korean given names are usually two syllables, often with a Chinese-character (Hanja) meaning, and parents choose them. For one of those, try our Korean name generator, which picks a real popular Korean name that sounds like yours, with Hanja meanings that fit you. For your own name, the Hangul spelling above is what Koreans will write on a name tag, a café cup or a K-pop fan sign.

Type it yourself on our Korean keyboard, or start reading Hangul with the Korean alphabet chart.

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FAQ

How do I write my name in Korean?

Write it by sound with Hangul letters: Emma is 엠마, Michael is 마이클, Olivia is 올리비아. Type your name in the converter on this page to see the usual Korean spelling, hear it, and copy it.

Is there an official Korean spelling of my name?

For words from other languages Korea has spelling rules from the National Institute of Korean Language, and Japanese names follow them closely. For English first names, everyday spellings vary — Sarah is written 사라 and 세라 — and both are understood. On official documents, follow the spelling already used for you.

Why is my name longer in Korean?

Korean syllables mostly end in a vowel or one of a few consonants, so a consonant at the end of an English sound often gets an extra ㅡ (eu): Smith becomes 스미스 (seu-mi-seu).

How do you say "My name is …" in Korean?

제 이름은 ___예요 after a vowel (제 이름은 엠마예요) and 제 이름은 ___이에요 after a consonant (제 이름은 존이에요).

How are Japanese names written in Korean?

By a fixed rule: Tanaka 다나카, Suzuki 스즈키, Takahashi 다카하시, Tōkyō 도쿄. Long vowels are dropped and k, t, ch at the start become ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅈ.

Can you give me a Korean name?

This page writes your own name in Hangul. For a Korean-style name with a Hanja meaning, try our Korean name generator: it picks real popular Korean names that sound like yours and meanings that fit you.

The converter runs in your browser; nothing you type is sent anywhere. Common spellings are the ones used in Korean media and everyday writing; names not on the list are a guess from spelling. ▶ sounds use your browser’s Korean voice.

Last updated 2026-11-01. Editorial policy