Louise in Korean 루이즈
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Louise as 루이즈: three syllables, said ru-i-jeu. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Louise 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.
- 즈 carries the filler vowel ㅡ (eu). Keep it short and light, almost just the consonant.
- ㅇ at the top of 이 is silent, so 이 is just the vowel: i.
- Give all 3 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's ru-i-jeu, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 루이즈 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 루이즈 or 루이즈 씨.
Why it's spelled 루이즈
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 라우아이즈, but Korean media write 루이즈, because the name is written the way it sounds in French, not the way it's spelled.
- Korean writes French names the French way: s between vowels is a z sound (즈).
Type Louise on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 루이즈 is the jamo ㄹㅜ ㅇㅣ ㅈㅡ, typed with the keys fn dl wm. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Louise in Korean?
Louise is written 루이즈 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: ruijeu). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name and follows the French pronunciation. In Hangul it has three syllables: 루 + 이 + 즈.
How do you pronounce Louise in Korean?
Say it ru-i-jeu, 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.