Nicolas in Korean 니콜라
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Nicolas as 니콜라: three syllables, said ni-kol-la. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Nicolas 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 콜라 is a clear English l, as in "hello", not an r.
- ㅗ is a pure "o" with rounded lips. Don't add the w-glide English puts in "go".
- Give all 3 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's ni-kol-la, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 니콜라 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 니콜라 or 니콜라 씨.
Why it's spelled 니콜라
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 니콜라스, but Korean media write 니콜라, because the name is written the way it sounds in French, not the way it's spelled.
- Korean writes French names the French way: the final consonant is silent.
Type Nicolas on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 니콜라 is the jamo ㄴㅣ ㅋㅗㄹ ㄹㅏ, typed with the keys sl zhf fk. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Nicolas in Korean?
Nicolas is written 니콜라 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: nikolla). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name and follows the French pronunciation. In Hangul it has three syllables: 니 + 콜 + 라.
How do you pronounce Nicolas in Korean?
Say it ni-kol-la, with even weight on every syllable. The double ㄹ in 콜라 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.