Julie in Korean 줄리
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Julie as 줄리: two syllables, said jul-li. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Julie 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 줄리 is a clear English l, as in "hello", not an r.
- ㅈ at the start is soft and unvoiced, halfway between ch and j.
- Two even beats, jul-li: 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 줄리 already sounds natural to Korean ears. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 줄리 or 줄리 씨.
Why it's spelled 줄리
Here the letters and the sound line up: applying the loanword rules letter by letter already gives 줄리, 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 Julie on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 줄리 is the jamo ㅈㅜㄹ ㄹㅣ, typed with the keys wnf fl. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Julie in Korean?
Julie is written 줄리 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: julli). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has two syllables: 줄 + 리.
How do you pronounce Julie in Korean?
Say it jul-li, with even weight on every syllable. The double ㄹ in 줄리 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.