Derek in Korean: 데릭

In Korean, Derek is written 데릭 and sounds like de-rik.

데릭
de-rik
HangulSound
데de
릭rik

What does Derek mean?

Derek means “ruler of the people”. It is mostly a boy’s name.

Korean names with the same meaning as Derek

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

Boy
都泰俊
도태준, Do Tae-jun
“serene & outstanding”
元亨利貞 ··吉吉
Boy
都俊
도준, Do Jun
“outstanding”
元亨利貞 ·吉吉吉
Boy
都河俊
도하준, Do Ha-jun
“river & outstanding”
元亨利貞 吉吉吉·
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Using Derek in Korean

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

KoreanSounds likeMeaning
제 이름은 데릭이에요.je i-reu-meun de-ri-gi-e-yo.My name is Derek.
저는 데릭입니다.jeo-neun de-ri-gim-ni-da.I am Derek. (formal)
데릭 씨de-rik ssiDerek (polite, to an adult)
데릭아!de-ri-ga!Hey Derek! (to a friend)
데릭은 한국어를 배워요.de-ri-geun han-gu-geo-reul bae-wo-yo.Derek is learning Korean.

Letters in Derek

Derek has 2 syllable blocks made of 5 letters (jamo):

BlockLettersSound
데ㄷ + ㅔㄷ d, ㅔ e
릭ㄹ + ㅣ + ㄱㄹ r, ㅣ i, ㄱ k

Typing Derek on a Korean keyboard

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

데 e p 릭 f l r

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