Leo in Korean: 레오

In Korean, Leo is written 레오 and sounds like re-o.

레오
re-o
HangulSound
레re
오o

What does Leo mean?

Leo means “lion”. It is mostly a boy’s name.

Korean names with the same meaning as Leo

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

Boy
羅智勇
라지용, Ra Ji-yong
“wisdom & brave”
元亨利貞 吉吉吉吉
Boy
羅勇俊
라용준, Ra Yong-jun
“brave & outstanding”
元亨利貞 吉吉吉吉
Boy
羅建
라건, Ra Geon
“build”
元亨利貞 ·吉吉吉
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Using Leo in Korean

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

KoreanSounds likeMeaning
제 이름은 레오예요.je i-reu-meun re-o-ye-yo.My name is Leo.
저는 레오입니다.jeo-neun re-o-im-ni-da.I am Leo. (formal)
레오 씨re-o ssiLeo (polite, to an adult)
레오야!re-o-ya!Hey Leo! (to a friend)
레오는 한국어를 배워요.re-o-neun han-gu-geo-reul bae-wo-yo.Leo is learning Korean.

Letters in Leo

Leo has 2 syllable blocks made of 4 letters (jamo):

BlockLettersSound
레ㄹ + ㅔㄹ r, ㅔ e
오ㅇ + ㅗㅇ (silent at the start), ㅗ o

Typing Leo on a Korean keyboard

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

레 f p 오 d h

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