Camille in Korean 카미유
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Camille as 카미유: three syllables, said ka-mi-yu. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Camille letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
ㅋ at the start is aspirated: a clear puff of air, like the k in "kite".
- ㅇ at the top of 유 is silent, so 유 is just the vowel: yu.
- Give all 3 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's ka-mi-yu, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 카미유 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 카미유 or 카미유 씨.
Why it's spelled 카미유
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 카밀레, but Korean media write 카미유, because the name is written the way it sounds in French, not the way it's spelled.
- Korean writes French names the French way: ll is a y sound.
Type Camille on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 카미유 is the jamo ㅋㅏ ㅁㅣ ㅇㅠ, typed with the keys zk al db. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Camille in Korean?
Camille is written 카미유 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: kamiyu). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name and follows the French pronunciation. In Hangul it has three syllables: 카 + 미 + 유.
How do you pronounce Camille in Korean?
Say it ka-mi-yu, with even weight on every syllable. ㅋ at the start is aspirated: a clear puff of air, like the k in "kite".
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.