Ian in Korean: 이언

In Korean, Ian is written 이언 and sounds like i-eon.

이언
i-eon
HangulSound
이i
언eon

What does Ian mean?

Ian means “God is gracious”. It is mostly a boy’s name.

Korean names with the same meaning as Ian

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

Boy
李恩宇
이은우, Lee Eun-u
“grace & universe”
元亨利貞 吉吉吉吉
Boy
李始潤
이시윤, Lee Si-yun
“beginning & rich”
元亨利貞 吉吉吉吉
Boy
李道潤
이도윤, Lee Do-yun
“the right way & rich”
元亨利貞 吉吉吉吉
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Using Ian in Korean

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

KoreanSounds likeMeaning
제 이름은 이언이에요.je i-reu-meun i-eo-ni-e-yo.My name is Ian.
저는 이언입니다.jeo-neun i-eo-nim-ni-da.I am Ian. (formal)
이언 씨i-eon ssiIan (polite, to an adult)
이언아!i-eo-na!Hey Ian! (to a friend)
이언은 한국어를 배워요.i-eo-neun han-gu-geo-reul bae-wo-yo.Ian is learning Korean.

Letters in Ian

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

BlockLettersSound
이ㅇ + ㅣㅇ (silent at the start), ㅣ i
언ㅇ + ㅓ + ㄴㅇ (silent at the start), ㅓ eo, ㄴ n

Typing Ian on a Korean keyboard

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

이 d l 언 d j s

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