Caroline in Korean 캐럴라인
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Caroline as 캐럴라인: four syllables, said kae-reol-la-in. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Caroline letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
ㄹ between two vowels (캐럴) is one quick tap of the tongue, like the tt in American "butter": closer to a soft d than an English r.
- The double ㄹ in 럴라 is a clear English l, as in "hello", not an r.
- ㅓ (eo) in 럴 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".
- ㅋ at the start is aspirated: a clear puff of air, like the k in "kite".
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 4 syllables 캐럴라인 reads as a foreign name at a glance. In casual sentences Koreans often add 이 after a name that ends in a consonant: 캐럴라인이 왔어 ("Caroline's here").
Why it's spelled 캐럴라인
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 카롤라인, but Korean media write 캐럴라인, because the name is written the way it sounds, not the way it's spelled.
- The final e is silent. It only makes the vowel before it long.
- An l between vowels is written twice (final ㄹ + ㄹ), so Koreans say a clear l instead of a tapped r.
- The unstressed "uh" vowel is written ㅓ (eo), whatever letter English uses for it.
Type Caroline on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 캐럴라인 is the jamo ㅋㅐ ㄹㅓㄹ ㄹㅏ ㅇㅣㄴ, typed with the keys zo fjf fk dls. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Caroline in Korean?
Caroline is written 캐럴라인 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: kaereollain). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has four syllables: 캐 + 럴 + 라 + 인.
How do you pronounce Caroline in Korean?
Say it kae-reol-la-in, with even weight on every syllable. ㄹ between two vowels (캐럴) is one quick tap of the tongue, like the tt in American "butter": closer to a soft d than an English r.
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.