Bob in Korean: 밥

In Korean, Bob is written 밥 and sounds like bap.

밥
bap
HangulSound
밥bap

What does Bob mean?

Bob means “bright fame”. It is mostly a boy’s name.

Korean names with the same meaning as Bob

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

Boy
朴光浩
박광호, Park Gwang-ho
“light & vast”
元亨利貞 吉·吉吉
Boy
朴明浩
박명호, Park Myeong-ho
“bright & vast”
元亨利貞 ··吉吉
Boy
朴東明
박동명, Park Dong-myeong
“east, sunrise & bright”
元亨利貞 吉···
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Using Bob in Korean

Korean endings change with the last letter of the name. Bob ends with a final consonant (받침), so it takes these forms:

KoreanSounds likeMeaning
제 이름은 밥이에요.je i-reu-meun ba-bi-e-yo.My name is Bob.
저는 밥입니다.jeo-neun ba-bim-ni-da.I am Bob. (formal)
밥 씨bap ssiBob (polite, to an adult)
밥아!ba-ba!Hey Bob! (to a friend)
밥은 한국어를 배워요.ba-beun han-gu-geo-reul bae-wo-yo.Bob is learning Korean.

Letters in Bob

Bob has 1 syllable blocks made of 3 letters (jamo):

BlockLettersSound
밥ㅂ + ㅏ + ㅂㅂ b, ㅏ a, ㅂ p

Typing Bob on a Korean keyboard

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

밥 q k q

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More names in Korean

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