Ana in Korean 아나
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Ana as 아나: two syllables, said a-na. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Ana letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
Two even beats, a-na: 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 아나 already sounds natural to Korean ears. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 아나 or 아나 씨.
Why it's spelled 아나
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 애나, but Korean media write 아나, because the name is written the way it sounds in Spanish, not the way it's spelled.
- Korean writes Spanish names by their Spanish sound: vowels are read as written.
Type Ana on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 아나 is the jamo ㅇㅏ ㄴㅏ, typed with the keys dk sk. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Ana in Korean?
Ana is written 아나 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: ana). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name and follows the Spanish pronunciation. In Hangul it has two syllables: 아 + 나.
How do you pronounce Ana in Korean?
Say it a-na, with even weight on every syllable. Two even beats, a-na: Korean doesn't stress one syllable over the other the way English does.
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.