Hugh in Korean 휴
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Hugh as 휴: one syllable, said hyu. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Hugh letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
It's a single syllable in Korean, so say it in one short beat: hyu.
How Koreans would call you
One syllable is short for Korea, where given names are almost always two, so 휴 stands out and is easy to remember. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 휴 or 휴 씨.
휴 is also the Korean sigh of relief (휴~), and 休 (rest) as in 휴가, vacation.
Why it's spelled 휴
Here the letters and the sound line up: applying the loanword rules letter by letter already gives 휴, the same spelling Korean media use.
- The gh is silent, so it leaves no trace in Hangul.
Type Hugh on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 휴 is the jamo ㅎㅠ, typed with the keys gb. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Hugh in Korean?
Hugh is written 휴 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: hyu). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has one syllable: 휴.
How do you pronounce Hugh in Korean?
Say it hyu, with one short beat. It's a single syllable in Korean, so say it in one short beat: hyu.
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.