Melissa in Korean 멀리사
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Melissa as 멀리사: three syllables, said meol-li-sa. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Melissa 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 멀리 is a clear English l, as in "hello", not an r.
- ㅓ (eo) in 멀 is the open "uh" of "sun", not an "o".
- Give all 3 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's meol-li-sa, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 멀리사 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 멀리사 or 멀리사 씨.
Why it's spelled 멀리사
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 멜리사, but Korean media write 멀리사, because the name is written the way it sounds, not the way it's spelled.
- 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.
- Double letters count once. Hangul spells the sound, not the letters.
Type Melissa on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 멀리사 is the jamo ㅁㅓㄹ ㄹㅣ ㅅㅏ, typed with the keys ajf fl tk. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Melissa in Korean?
Melissa is written 멀리사 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: meollisa). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has three syllables: 멀 + 리 + 사.
How do you pronounce Melissa in Korean?
Say it meol-li-sa, with even weight on every syllable. The double ㄹ in 멀리 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.