Kimberly in Korean 킴벌리
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Kimberly as 킴벌리: three syllables, said kim-beol-li. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Kimberly 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 벌리 is a clear English l, as in "hello", not an r.
- ㅓ (eo) in 벌 is the open "uh" of "sun", not an "o".
- ㅋ at the start is aspirated: a clear puff of air, like the k in "kite".
- Give all 3 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's kim-beol-li, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 킴벌리 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 킴벌리 or 킴벌리 씨.
Why it's spelled 킴벌리
Here the letters and the sound line up: applying the loanword rules letter by letter already gives 킴벌리, the same spelling Korean media use.
- An r after a vowel (before a consonant or at the end) isn't written. Korean spelling follows British-style pronunciation, where that r is silent.
- An l between vowels is written twice (final ㄹ + ㄹ), so Koreans say a clear l instead of a tapped r.
- The unstressed "uh" vowel is written ㅓ (eo), whatever letter English uses for it.
Type Kimberly on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 킴벌리 is the jamo ㅋㅣㅁ ㅂㅓㄹ ㄹㅣ, typed with the keys zla qjf fl. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Kimberly in Korean?
Kimberly is written 킴벌리 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: kimbeolli). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has three syllables: 킴 + 벌 + 리.
How do you pronounce Kimberly in Korean?
Say it kim-beol-li, with even weight on every syllable. The double ㄹ in 벌리 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.