How Do You Write Your Name in Korean?
Korean writes foreign names in Hangul, the Korean alphabet, by sound. The National Institute of Korean Language publishes spelling rules for each language and newspapers follow them: Emma is 엠마 (Emma), Michael is 마이클 (Maikeul) and Smith is 스미스 (Seumiseu). Western names keep their order, given name first, with a space between the names.
How to Use It
- Type your name: first and last name, or only a first name.
- Press Translate: you get the Hangul, the romanization and each word on its own.
- Listen to it with a Korean voice, copy it, save it or download it as an image.
Reading the Romanization
The Latin letters under the Hangul follow the official Revised Romanization of Korean. They show how the Korean spelling is read, which is why Smith comes back as Seumiseu: Korean adds a light "eu" vowel to consonants that stand alone.
Vietnamese Names in Korean
Vietnamese names are written by their Vietnamese pronunciation, as Korean media do: Nguyễn 응우옌, Trần 쩐, Hương 흐엉. Because Vietnamese names come from Chinese characters, the tool also shows the Hanja reading, the way a Korean reads the same characters: 阮氏明開 (Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai) is 완씨명개.
See your name in Chinese and Japanese too, or find a handle with the username generator.