Anna in Korean 애나
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Anna as 애나: two syllables, said ae-na. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Anna letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
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-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 애나 already sounds natural to Korean ears. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 애나 or 애나 씨.
Why it's spelled 애나
Here the letters and the sound line up: applying the loanword rules letter by letter already gives 애나, the same spelling Korean media use.
- Double letters count once. Hangul spells the sound, not the letters.
Type Anna on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 애나 is the jamo ㅇㅐ ㄴㅏ, typed with the keys do sk. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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How do you write Anna in Korean?
Anna is written 애나 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: aena). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has two syllables: 애 + 나.
How do you pronounce Anna in Korean?
Say it ae-na, with even weight on every syllable. ㅐ (ae) is said like the e in "bed" by most Koreans today, a little more closed than the a in "cat".
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.