Elena in Korean: 엘레나

In Korean, Elena is written 엘레나 and sounds like el-le-na.

엘레나
el-le-na
HangulSound
엘el
레re
나na

What does Elena mean?

Elena means “bright light”. It is mostly a girl’s name.

Korean names with the same meaning as Elena

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

Girl
安明珠
안명주, Ahn Myeong-ju
“bright & pearl”
元亨利貞 ··吉吉
Girl
안초롱
안초롱, Ahn Cho-rong
“sparkling”
元亨利貞
Girl
안빛나
안빛나, Ahn Bit-na
“shining”
元亨利貞
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Using Elena in Korean

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

KoreanSounds likeMeaning
제 이름은 엘레나예요.je i-reu-meun el-le-na-ye-yo.My name is Elena.
저는 엘레나입니다.jeo-neun el-le-na-im-ni-da.I am Elena. (formal)
엘레나 씨el-le-na ssiElena (polite, to an adult)
엘레나야!el-le-na-ya!Hey Elena! (to a friend)
엘레나는 한국어를 배워요.el-le-na-neun han-gu-geo-reul bae-wo-yo.Elena is learning Korean.

Letters in Elena

Elena has 3 syllable blocks made of 7 letters (jamo):

BlockLettersSound
엘ㅇ + ㅔ + ㄹㅇ (silent at the start), ㅔ e, ㄹ l
레ㄹ + ㅔㄹ r, ㅔ e
나ㄴ + ㅏㄴ n, ㅏ a

Typing Elena on a Korean keyboard

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

엘 d p f 레 f p 나 s k

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