Ryan in Korean: 라이언

In Korean, Ryan is written 라이언 and sounds like ra-i-eon.

라이언
ra-i-eon
HangulSound
라ra
이i
언eon

What does Ryan mean?

Ryan means “little king”. It is mostly a boy’s name.

Korean names with the same meaning as Ryan

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

Boy
羅河俊
라하준, Ra Ha-jun
“river & outstanding”
元亨利貞 吉吉吉吉
Boy
羅喜俊
라희준, Ra Hui-jun
“joy & outstanding”
元亨利貞 吉吉吉吉
Boy
羅俊
라준, Ra Jun
“outstanding”
元亨利貞 ·吉吉吉
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Using Ryan in Korean

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

KoreanSounds likeMeaning
제 이름은 라이언이에요.je i-reu-meun ra-i-eo-ni-e-yo.My name is Ryan.
저는 라이언입니다.jeo-neun ra-i-eo-nim-ni-da.I am Ryan. (formal)
라이언 씨ra-i-eon ssiRyan (polite, to an adult)
라이언아!ra-i-eo-na!Hey Ryan! (to a friend)
라이언은 한국어를 배워요.ra-i-eo-neun han-gu-geo-reul bae-wo-yo.Ryan is learning Korean.

Letters in Ryan

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

BlockLettersSound
라ㄹ + ㅏㄹ r, ㅏ a
이ㅇ + ㅣㅇ (silent at the start), ㅣ i
언ㅇ + ㅓ + ㄴㅇ (silent at the start), ㅓ eo, ㄴ n

Typing Ryan on a Korean keyboard

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

라 f k 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.