My Name in Korean
Given name, full name or nickname — Latin letters. Updates as you type; nothing is sent anywhere.
Your name in Hangul
Type a name above to see it in Korean — e.g. , , .
How English names become Hangul
- By sound, not by letter. The rules map English sounds (IPA) to Hangul: [æ] → 애, [ə] → 어, [ʃ] → 시/샤/셔…, [f] → ㅍ, [v] → ㅂ, [θ] → ㅅ, [r]/[l] → ㄹ. Long vowels are not marked (team → 팀).
- Endings. A voiceless stop after a short vowel becomes a final consonant (Jack → 잭, Pat → 팻); otherwise consonants get an extra ㅡ (Mark → 마크, David → 데이비드). Only ㄱ ㄴ ㄹ ㅁ ㅂ ㅅ ㅇ may end a syllable.
- Standard vs. estimate. Names such as Michael 마이클, Sarah 세라, Matthew 매슈 or Nicholas 니컬러스 have attested standard spellings; new or rare names (Zyler, Kwame) are estimated and marked standard spelling not verified. Our rule estimate matches the attested spelling for about 6 in 10 common names — stress and irregular pronunciation cause the rest, which is why the label exists.
Sources & rules applied
- Loanword Orthography, Ch. 3 §1 — English (외래어 표기법 제3장 제1절 영어의 표기) — Articles 1–10: voiceless/voiced stops, fricatives, affricates, nasals, [l], long vowels, diphthongs, semivowels, compounds 국립국어원 ↗
- Table 1 — IPA ↔ Hangul (국제 음성 기호와 한글 대조표) 국립국어원 ↗
- Loanword usage records (외래어 표기 용례) — “standard spelling” = the given name appears with this Hangul in the NIKL loanword review records; extracted for the 480 most common US given names (SSA) on 2026-08-18 국립국어원 용례 찾기 ↗
- Basic principles (제1장) — only the 24 modern Hangul letters; one sound → one letter; finals limited to ㄱㄴㄹㅁㅂㅅㅇ; no tense consonants for stops; established usage respected 국립국어원 ↗
FAQ
What is my name in Korean?
Korean writes foreign names by sound, using Hangul, following the Loanword Orthography (외래어 표기법). Type your name and you get the Hangul spelling — the standard one when the National Institute of Korean Language has an attested spelling for it, or a rule-based estimate (clearly labelled) when it does not.
How do you write my name in Korean letters (Hangul)?
Each English sound maps to a Hangul syllable: for example Michael → 마이클 (ma-i-keul), Emily → 에밀리 (e-mil-li). Consonants at the end of a syllable become a final consonant (받침) or get an extra “eu” vowel (Mark → 마크), long vowels are not marked, and only ㄱ ㄴ ㄹ ㅁ ㅂ ㅅ ㅇ can end a syllable.
Is this a translation or a Korean name?
Neither — it is a transcription: your name written in Hangul so Koreans can pronounce it. If you want an actual Korean given name with a meaning, use the Korean Name Generator.
Why does the spelling differ from what my Korean friend wrote?
Several spellings can be heard as the same name; the standard is the one used by the National Institute of Korean Language (used by newspapers and textbooks). Personal spellings, K-pop fan usage and older conventions can differ — none of them is “wrong” for everyday use, but the standard is what official Korean media use.
Can I use this for my passport, visa or a legal document?
No. This is a reference transcription, not a certified translation. Official documents follow the issuing authority (for example, alien registration cards use their own transcription rules). Please check with them.
What does “standard spelling not verified” mean?
It means your name is not in the National Institute of Korean Language’s published usage records, so we estimated it from the spelling with the official rules. Estimates are usually close but can miss stress and irregular pronunciations — Spanish, French or unusual names especially.
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