Diane in Korean 다이앤
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Diane as 다이앤: three syllables, said da-i-aen. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Diane 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".
- ㄷ at the start is soft and unvoiced, halfway between t and d.
- ㅇ at the top of 이 is silent, so 이 is just the vowel: i.
- Give all 3 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's da-i-aen, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 다이앤 reads as a foreign name at a glance. In casual sentences Koreans often add 이 after a name that ends in a consonant: 다이앤이 왔어 ("Diane's here").
Why it's spelled 다이앤
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 디에인, but Korean media write 다이앤, because the name is written the way it sounds, not the way it's spelled.
- The long i (as in "my") is spelled 아이: two beats in Korean, one in English.
Type Diane on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 다이앤 is the jamo ㄷㅏ ㅇㅣ ㅇㅐㄴ, typed with the keys ek dl dos. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Diane in Korean?
Diane is written 다이앤 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: daiaen). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has three syllables: 다 + 이 + 앤.
How do you pronounce Diane in Korean?
Say it da-i-aen, 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.