Lily in Korean 릴리
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Lily as 릴리: two syllables, said ril-li. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Lily letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
The opening ㄹ is a single light tap, halfway between an English r and l. Never roll it.
- The double ㄹ in 릴리 is a clear English l, as in "hello", not an r.
- Two even beats, ril-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 릴리 already sounds natural to Korean ears. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 릴리 or 릴리 씨.
Why it's spelled 릴리
Here the letters and the sound line up: applying the loanword rules letter by letter already gives 릴리, 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 Lily on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 릴리 is the jamo ㄹㅣㄹ ㄹㅣ, typed with the keys flf fl. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Lily in Korean?
Lily is written 릴리 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: rilli). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has two syllables: 릴 + 리.
How do you pronounce Lily in Korean?
Say it ril-li, with even weight on every syllable. The opening ㄹ is a single light tap, halfway between an English r and l. Never roll it.
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.