Alexander in Korean: 알렉산더

In Korean, Alexander is written 알렉산더 and sounds like al-lek-san-deo.

알렉산더
al-lek-san-deo
HangulSound
알al
렉rek
산san
더deo

What does Alexander mean?

Alexander means “defender of the people”. It is mostly a boy’s name.

Korean names with the same meaning as Alexander

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

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 Alexander in Korean

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

KoreanSounds likeMeaning
제 이름은 알렉산더예요.je i-reu-meun al-lek-san-deo-ye-yo.My name is Alexander.
저는 알렉산더입니다.jeo-neun al-lek-san-deo-im-ni-da.I am Alexander. (formal)
알렉산더 씨al-lek-san-deo ssiAlexander (polite, to an adult)
알렉산더야!al-lek-san-deo-ya!Hey Alexander! (to a friend)
알렉산더는 한국어를 배워요.al-lek-san-deo-neun han-gu-geo-reul bae-wo-yo.Alexander is learning Korean.

Letters in Alexander

Alexander has 4 syllable blocks made of 11 letters (jamo):

BlockLettersSound
알ㅇ + ㅏ + ㄹㅇ (silent at the start), ㅏ a, ㄹ l
렉ㄹ + ㅔ + ㄱㄹ r, ㅔ e, ㄱ k
산ㅅ + ㅏ + ㄴㅅ s, ㅏ a, ㄴ n
더ㄷ + ㅓㄷ d, ㅓ eo

Typing Alexander 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 산 t k s 더 e j

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