Leon in Korean: 리언

In Korean, Leon is written 리언 and sounds like ri-eon.

리언
ri-eon
HangulSound
리ri
언eon

What does Leon mean?

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

Korean names with the same meaning as Leon

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

Boy
柳建宇
류건우, Ryu Geon-u
“build & universe”
元亨利貞 吉吉吉吉
Boy
柳智勇
류지용, Ryu Ji-yong
“wisdom & brave”
元亨利貞 吉吉吉·
Boy
柳建
류건, Ryu Geon
“build”
元亨利貞 ·吉·吉
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Using Leon in Korean

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

KoreanSounds likeMeaning
제 이름은 리언이에요.je i-reu-meun ri-eo-ni-e-yo.My name is Leon.
저는 리언입니다.jeo-neun ri-eo-nim-ni-da.I am Leon. (formal)
리언 씨ri-eon ssiLeon (polite, to an adult)
리언아!ri-eo-na!Hey Leon! (to a friend)
리언은 한국어를 배워요.ri-eo-neun han-gu-geo-reul bae-wo-yo.Leon is learning Korean.

Letters in Leon

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

BlockLettersSound
리ㄹ + ㅣㄹ r, ㅣ i
언ㅇ + ㅓ + ㄴㅇ (silent at the start), ㅓ eo, ㄴ n

Typing Leon on a Korean keyboard

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

리 f 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.