Henry in Korean 헨리
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Henry as 헨리: two syllables, said hen-ri. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Henry letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
ㄴ followed by ㄹ is said as ㄹㄹ, so 헨리 sounds like "helli".
- Two even beats, hen-ri: Korean doesn't stress one syllable over the other the way English does.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables, so 헨리 already sounds natural to Korean ears. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 헨리 or 헨리 씨.
Why it's spelled 헨리
Here the letters and the sound line up: applying the loanword rules letter by letter already gives 헨리, the same spelling Korean media use.
Type Henry on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 헨리 is the jamo ㅎㅔㄴ ㄹㅣ, typed with the keys gps fl. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Henry in Korean?
Henry is written 헨리 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: henri). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has two syllables: 헨 + 리.
How do you pronounce Henry in Korean?
Say it hen-ri, with even weight on every syllable. ㄴ followed by ㄹ is said as ㄹㄹ, so 헨리 sounds like "helli".
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.