Adam in Korean 애덤
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Adam as 애덤: two syllables, said ae-deom. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Adam letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
ㅓ (eo) in 덤 is the open "uh" of "sun", not an "o".
- ㅐ (ae) is said like the e in "bed" by most Koreans today, a little more closed than the a in "cat".
- Two even beats, ae-deom: Korean doesn't stress one syllable over the other the way English does.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables, so 애덤 already sounds natural to Korean ears. In casual sentences Koreans often add 이 after a name that ends in a consonant: 애덤이 왔어 ("Adam's here").
Why it's spelled 애덤
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 애댐, but Korean media write 애덤, because the name is written the way it sounds, not the way it's spelled.
- The unstressed "uh" vowel is written ㅓ (eo), whatever letter English uses for it.
Type Adam on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 애덤 is the jamo ㅇㅐ ㄷㅓㅁ, typed with the keys do eja. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Adam in Korean?
Adam is written 애덤 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: aedeom). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has two syllables: 애 + 덤.
How do you pronounce Adam in Korean?
Say it ae-deom, with even weight on every syllable. ㅓ (eo) in 덤 is the open "uh" of "sun", not an "o".
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.