Alex in Korean: 알렉스

In Korean, Alex is written 알렉스 and sounds like al-lek-seu.

알렉스
al-lek-seu
HangulSound
알al
렉rek
스seu

What does Alex mean?

Alex means “defender”. It is mostly a boy’s name.

Korean names with the same meaning as Alex

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Real, popular Korean names whose Hanja carry the meaning of Alex.

Boy
安勇俊
안용준, Ahn Yong-jun
“brave & outstanding”
元亨利貞 吉吉吉吉
Boy
安石眞
안석진, Ahn Seok-jin
“steadfast & true”
元亨利貞 吉吉吉吉
Boy
安建
안건, Ahn Geon
“build”
元亨利貞 ·吉吉吉
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Using Alex in Korean

Korean endings change with the last letter of the name. Alex ends with a vowel (no 받침), so it takes these forms:

KoreanSounds likeMeaning
제 이름은 알렉스예요.je i-reu-meun al-lek-seu-ye-yo.My name is Alex.
저는 알렉스입니다.jeo-neun al-lek-seu-im-ni-da.I am Alex. (formal)
알렉스 씨al-lek-seu ssiAlex (polite, to an adult)
알렉스야!al-lek-seu-ya!Hey Alex! (to a friend)
알렉스는 한국어를 배워요.al-lek-seu-neun han-gu-geo-reul bae-wo-yo.Alex is learning Korean.

Letters in Alex

Alex has 3 syllable blocks made of 8 letters (jamo):

BlockLettersSound
알ㅇ + ㅏ + ㄹㅇ (silent at the start), ㅏ a, ㄹ l
렉ㄹ + ㅔ + ㄱㄹ r, ㅔ e, ㄱ k
스ㅅ + ㅡㅅ s, ㅡ eu

Typing Alex on a Korean keyboard

On a standard Korean (2-set) keyboard, type these keys. Capital letters mean Shift.

알 d k f 렉 f p r 스 t m

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Hangul spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language rules and the forms commonly used in Korea.