Katherine in Korean: 캐서린

In Korean, Katherine is written 캐서린 and sounds like kae-seo-rin.

캐서린
kae-seo-rin
HangulSound
캐kae
서seo
린rin

What does Katherine mean?

Katherine means “pure”. It is mostly a girl’s name.

Korean names with the same meaning as Katherine

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

Girl
具孝眞
구효진, Koo Hyo-jin
“devoted & true”
元亨利貞 吉吉吉吉
Girl
具秀眞
구수진, Koo Su-jin
“excellent & true”
元亨利貞 吉吉吉吉
Girl
具眞
구진, Koo Jin
“true”
元亨利貞 吉吉·吉
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Using Katherine in Korean

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

KoreanSounds likeMeaning
제 이름은 캐서린이에요.je i-reu-meun kae-seo-ri-ni-e-yo.My name is Katherine.
저는 캐서린입니다.jeo-neun kae-seo-ri-nim-ni-da.I am Katherine. (formal)
캐서린 씨kae-seo-rin ssiKatherine (polite, to an adult)
캐서린아!kae-seo-ri-na!Hey Katherine! (to a friend)
캐서린은 한국어를 배워요.kae-seo-ri-neun han-gu-geo-reul bae-wo-yo.Katherine is learning Korean.

Letters in Katherine

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

BlockLettersSound
캐ㅋ + ㅐㅋ k, ㅐ ae
서ㅅ + ㅓㅅ s, ㅓ eo
린ㄹ + ㅣ + ㄴㄹ r, ㅣ i, ㄴ n

Typing Katherine on a Korean keyboard

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

캐 z o 서 t j 린 f l s

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