Dafydd in Korean 다비드
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Dafydd as 다비드: three syllables, said da-bi-deu. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Dafydd letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
드 carries the filler vowel ㅡ (eu). Keep it short and light, almost just the consonant.
- ㄷ at the start is soft and unvoiced, halfway between t and d.
- Give all 3 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's da-bi-deu, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 다비드 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 다비드 or 다비드 씨.
Why it's spelled 다비드
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 대피드, but Korean media write 다비드, because the name is written the way it sounds in Welsh, not the way it's spelled.
- It is a Welsh name, and Welsh spelling has its own rules: dd is the th in 'this'. Korean writes the Welsh sound.
Type Dafydd on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 다비드 is the jamo ㄷㅏ ㅂㅣ ㄷㅡ, typed with the keys ek ql em. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Dafydd in Korean?
Dafydd is written 다비드 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: dabideu). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name and follows the Welsh pronunciation. In Hangul it has three syllables: 다 + 비 + 드.
How do you pronounce Dafydd in Korean?
Say it da-bi-deu, with even weight on every syllable. 드 carries the filler vowel ㅡ (eu). Keep it short and light, almost just the consonant.
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.