Martin in Korean 마틴
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Martin as 마틴: two syllables, said ma-tin. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Also seen: 마르탱, used for the French Martin (mar-TAN).
Martin letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
Two even beats, ma-tin: 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 마틴 already sounds natural to Korean ears. In casual sentences Koreans often add 이 after a name that ends in a consonant: 마틴이 왔어 ("Martin's here").
Why it's spelled 마틴
Here the letters and the sound line up: applying the loanword rules letter by letter already gives 마틴, 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.
Type Martin on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 마틴 is the jamo ㅁㅏ ㅌㅣㄴ, typed with the keys ak xls. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Martin in Korean?
Martin is written 마틴 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: matin). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has two syllables: 마 + 틴.
How do you pronounce Martin in Korean?
Say it ma-tin, with even weight on every syllable. Two even beats, ma-tin: Korean doesn't stress one syllable over the other the way English does.
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.