Your Name in Korean

Type your name. Get a real Korean name with the same meaning, with Hanja and a name certificate, and see how your own name is written in Hangul.

No name? Make a Korean name from your birthday

How it works

  1. Type your first name, or your full name (first name first).
  2. Pick one of the three Korean names with the same meaning as yours, and save the certificate.
  3. Below it, see how your own name is written in Hangul, the way Koreans would call you.

Examples

NameIn Hangul
Olivia Smith올리비아 스미스
Liam Johnson리엄 존슨
Emma Williams엠마 윌리엄스
Noah Brown노아 브라운
Sophia Jones소피아 존스
James Miller제임스 밀러
Lucy Davis루시 데이비스
Michael Wilson마이클 윌슨

Questions

Is this how Koreans would really write my name?

Yes. For common names we use the spelling Koreans actually use in news and official writing, based on the National Institute of Korean Language rules. Names not in our dictionary get an approximate spelling, and we tell you when that happens.

What is the “Korean name for you”?

We pick three real, popular Korean names (birth registration statistics since 2008) whose Hanja meaning matches the meaning of your name. For example, Lucy means “light”, so you get names written with 明 (bright). It is for fun, not a translation.

What is the certificate (撰名證)?

In Korea, professional name-makers give a certificate with the chosen Hanja, the meaning of each character, the stroke counts and the four “元亨利貞” numbers of traditional name study. We make one for the Korean name you pick, just for fun.

Do you store my name?

No. Everything runs in your browser and the name you type is never sent to a server.

Can I use it for a tattoo?

Our spellings follow the official rules, but for a tattoo or any official use please also ask a native Korean speaker.

Popular Korean girl names

Among the most common names in Korean birth registrations since 2008, with Hanja and meaning.

HanjaHangulMeaning
書潤서윤learning & rich
書賢서현learning & wise
河恩하은river & grace
河潤하윤river & rich
敏書민서bright & learning
智裕지유wisdom & abundant
潤書윤서rich & learning
秀雅수아excellent & graceful
智雅지아wisdom & graceful
書雅서아learning & graceful
智敏지민wisdom & bright
智潤지윤wisdom & rich
多恩다은abundant & grace
恩書은서grace & learning
禮恩예은courteous & grace
秀賓수빈excellent & honored guest
有眞유진having & true
敏智민지bright & wisdom
秀敏수민excellent & bright
智賢지현wisdom & wise
知恩지은knowing & grace
賢珠현주wise & pearl
惠眞혜진blessing & true
恩智은지grace & wisdom

Popular Korean boy names

Among the most common names in Korean birth registrations since 2008, with Hanja and meaning.

HanjaHangulMeaning
書俊서준learning & outstanding
敏俊민준bright & outstanding
道潤도윤the right way & rich
始宇시우beginning & universe
河俊하준river & outstanding
禮俊예준courteous & outstanding
智浩지호wisdom & vast
周元주원all-embracing & first
道賢도현the right way & wise
智厚지후wisdom & generous
俊宇준우outstanding & universe
俊書준서outstanding & learning
宇眞우진universe & true
建宇건우build & universe
賢宇현우wise & universe
善宇선우good & universe
智訓지훈wisdom & teaching
有俊유준having & outstanding
恩宇은우grace & universe
然宇연우natural & universe
敏才민재bright & talent
賢俊현준wise & outstanding
正宇정우upright & universe
勝宇승우victory & universe

Names in Korean

Olivia올리비아 Emma엠마 Ava에이바 Sophia소피아 Sofia소피아 Isabella이저벨라 Mia미아 Charlotte샬럿 Amelia아멜리아 Harper하퍼 Evelyn에벌린 Abigail애비게일 See all names (A–Z)