Margaret in Korean 마거릿
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Margaret as 마거릿: three syllables, said ma-geo-rit. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Margaret 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 (거릿) is one quick tap of the tongue, like the tt in American "butter": closer to a soft d than an English r.
- The final ㅅ in 릿 is unreleased: stop the sound (t) without a puff of air. It is a t sound here, not s.
- ㅓ (eo) in 거 is the open "uh" of "sun", not an "o".
- Give all 3 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's ma-geo-rit, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 마거릿 reads as a foreign name at a glance. In casual sentences Koreans often add 이 after a name that ends in a consonant: 마거릿이 왔어 ("Margaret's here").
Why it's spelled 마거릿
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 마가렛, but Korean media write 마거릿, because the name is written the way it sounds, not the way it's spelled.
- 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.
- A final t is written with ㅅ under the syllable. It's still said as a held t.
- The unstressed "uh" vowel is written ㅓ (eo), whatever letter English uses for it.
Type Margaret on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 마거릿 is the jamo ㅁㅏ ㄱㅓ ㄹㅣㅅ, typed with the keys ak rj flt. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Margaret in Korean?
Margaret is written 마거릿 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: mageorit). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has three syllables: 마 + 거 + 릿.
How do you pronounce Margaret in Korean?
Say it ma-geo-rit, with even weight on every syllable. ㄹ between two vowels (거릿) 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.