William in Korean: 윌리엄

In Korean, William is written 윌리엄 and sounds like wil-li-eom.

윌리엄
wil-li-eom
HangulSound
윌wil
리ri
엄eom

What does William mean?

William means “resolute protector”. It is mostly a boy’s name.

Korean names with the same meaning as William

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

Boy
禹元石
우원석, Woo Won-seok
“first & steadfast”
元亨利貞 ·吉·吉
Boy
禹勇俊
우용준, Woo Yong-jun
“brave & outstanding”
元亨利貞 吉吉吉·
Boy
禹建
우건, Woo Geon
“build”
元亨利貞 ·吉·吉
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Using William in Korean

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

KoreanSounds likeMeaning
제 이름은 윌리엄이에요.je i-reu-meun wil-li-eo-mi-e-yo.My name is William.
저는 윌리엄입니다.jeo-neun wil-li-eo-mim-ni-da.I am William. (formal)
윌리엄 씨wil-li-eom ssiWilliam (polite, to an adult)
윌리엄아!wil-li-eo-ma!Hey William! (to a friend)
윌리엄은 한국어를 배워요.wil-li-eo-meun han-gu-geo-reul bae-wo-yo.William is learning Korean.

Letters in William

William has 3 syllable blocks made of 8 letters (jamo):

BlockLettersSound
윌ㅇ + ㅟ + ㄹㅇ (silent at the start), ㅟ wi, ㄹ l
리ㄹ + ㅣㄹ r, ㅣ i
엄ㅇ + ㅓ + ㅁㅇ (silent at the start), ㅓ eo, ㅁ m

Typing William on a Korean keyboard

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

윌 d n l f 리 f l 엄 d j a

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