Emily in Korean 에밀리
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Emily as 에밀리: three syllables, said e-mil-li. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Emily letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
The double ㄹ in 밀리 is a clear English l, as in "hello", not an r.
- Give all 3 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's e-mil-li, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 에밀리 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 에밀리 or 에밀리 씨.
Why it's spelled 에밀리
Here the letters and the sound line up: applying the loanword rules letter by letter already gives 에밀리, the same spelling Korean media use.
- An l between vowels is written twice (final ㄹ + ㄹ), so Koreans say a clear l instead of a tapped r.
Type Emily on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 에밀리 is the jamo ㅇㅔ ㅁㅣㄹ ㄹㅣ, typed with the keys dp alf fl. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Emily in Korean?
Emily is written 에밀리 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: emilli). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has three syllables: 에 + 밀 + 리.
How do you pronounce Emily in Korean?
Say it e-mil-li, with even weight on every syllable. The double ㄹ in 밀리 is a clear English l, as in "hello", not an r.
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.