Ethan in Korean: 이선

In Korean, Ethan is written 이선 and sounds like i-seon.

이선
i-seon
HangulSound
이i
선seon

What does Ethan mean?

Ethan means “strong, firm”. It is mostly a boy’s name.

Korean names with the same meaning as Ethan

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

Boy
林石眞
임석진, Lim Seok-jin
“steadfast & true”
元亨利貞 吉吉吉吉
Boy
林元石
임원석, Lim Won-seok
“first & steadfast”
元亨利貞 ··吉吉
Boy
林建
임건, Lim Geon
“build”
元亨利貞 ·吉·吉
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Using Ethan in Korean

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

KoreanSounds likeMeaning
제 이름은 이선이에요.je i-reu-meun i-seo-ni-e-yo.My name is Ethan.
저는 이선입니다.jeo-neun i-seo-nim-ni-da.I am Ethan. (formal)
이선 씨i-seon ssiEthan (polite, to an adult)
이선아!i-seo-na!Hey Ethan! (to a friend)
이선은 한국어를 배워요.i-seo-neun han-gu-geo-reul bae-wo-yo.Ethan is learning Korean.

Letters in Ethan

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

BlockLettersSound
이ㅇ + ㅣㅇ (silent at the start), ㅣ i
선ㅅ + ㅓ + ㄴㅅ s, ㅓ eo, ㄴ n

Typing Ethan on a Korean keyboard

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

이 d l 선 t j s

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