Nicholas in Korean 니컬러스
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Nicholas as 니컬러스: four syllables, said ni-keol-leo-seu. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Nicholas 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 컬러 is a clear English l, as in "hello", not an r.
- 스 carries the filler vowel ㅡ (eu). Keep it short and light, almost just the consonant.
- ㅓ (eo) in 컬 and 러 is the open "uh" of "sun", not an "o".
- Give all 4 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's ni-keol-leo-seu, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 4 syllables 니컬러스 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 니컬러스 or 니컬러스 씨.
Why it's spelled 니컬러스
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 니촐라스, but Korean media write 니컬러스, because the name is written the way it sounds, not the way it's spelled.
- The ch in Nicholas is a k sound, so Korean uses ㅋ (k), not ㅊ.
- 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.
- Korean adds the vowel ㅡ to consonants that have no vowel of their own (스), which is why Nicholas has 4 syllables in Korean.
Type Nicholas on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 니컬러스 is the jamo ㄴㅣ ㅋㅓㄹ ㄹㅓ ㅅㅡ, typed with the keys sl zjf fj tm. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Nicholas in Korean?
Nicholas is written 니컬러스 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: nikeolleoseu). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has four syllables: 니 + 컬 + 러 + 스.
How do you pronounce Nicholas in Korean?
Say it ni-keol-leo-seu, with even weight on every syllable. The double ㄹ in 컬러 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.