Gregory in Korean 그레고리
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Gregory as 그레고리: four syllables, said geu-re-go-ri. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Gregory 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 (그레) is one quick tap of the tongue, like the tt in American "butter": closer to a soft d than an English r.
- 그 carries the filler vowel ㅡ (eu). Keep it short and light, almost just the consonant.
- ㄱ at the start is soft and unvoiced, halfway between k and g.
- ㅗ is a pure "o" with rounded lips. Don't add the w-glide English puts in "go".
- Give all 4 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's geu-re-go-ri, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 4 syllables 그레고리 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 그레고리 or 그레고리 씨.
Why it's spelled 그레고리
Here the letters and the sound line up: applying the loanword rules letter by letter already gives 그레고리, the same spelling Korean media use.
- Korean adds the vowel ㅡ to consonants that have no vowel of their own (그), which is why Gregory has 4 syllables in Korean.
Type Gregory on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 그레고리 is the jamo ㄱㅡ ㄹㅔ ㄱㅗ ㄹㅣ, typed with the keys rm fp rh fl. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Gregory in Korean?
Gregory is written 그레고리 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: geuregori). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has four syllables: 그 + 레 + 고 + 리.
How do you pronounce Gregory in Korean?
Say it geu-re-go-ri, with even weight on every syllable. ㄹ between two vowels (그레) 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.