Jeremy in Korean 제러미
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Jeremy as 제러미: three syllables, said je-reo-mi. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Jeremy 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 (제러) is one quick tap of the tongue, like the tt in American "butter": closer to a soft d than an English r.
- ㅓ (eo) in 러 is the open "uh" of "sun", not an "o".
- ㅈ at the start is soft and unvoiced, halfway between ch and j.
- Give all 3 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's je-reo-mi, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 제러미 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 제러미 or 제러미 씨.
Why it's spelled 제러미
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 제레미, but Korean media write 제러미, because the name is written the way it sounds, not the way it's spelled.
- The unstressed "uh" vowel is written ㅓ (eo), whatever letter English uses for it.
Type Jeremy on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 제러미 is the jamo ㅈㅔ ㄹㅓ ㅁㅣ, typed with the keys wp fj al. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Jeremy in Korean?
Jeremy is written 제러미 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: jereomi). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has three syllables: 제 + 러 + 미.
How do you pronounce Jeremy in Korean?
Say it je-reo-mi, with even weight on every syllable. ㄹ between two vowels (제러) 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.