Raymond in Korean 레이먼드
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Raymond as 레이먼드: four syllables, said re-i-meon-deu. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Raymond letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
The opening ㄹ is a single light tap, halfway between an English r and l. Never roll it.
- 드 carries the filler vowel ㅡ (eu). Keep it short and light, almost just the consonant.
- ㅓ (eo) in 먼 is the open "uh" of "sun", not an "o".
- ㅇ at the top of 이 is silent, so 이 is just the vowel: i.
- Give all 4 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's re-i-meon-deu, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 4 syllables 레이먼드 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 레이먼드 or 레이먼드 씨.
Why it's spelled 레이먼드
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 레이몬드, but Korean media write 레이먼드, because the name is written the way it sounds, not the way it's spelled.
- The long a (as in "day") is spelled as two beats, 레이, because Korean writes each part of the diphthong.
- 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 (드), which is why Raymond has 4 syllables in Korean.
Type Raymond on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 레이먼드 is the jamo ㄹㅔ ㅇㅣ ㅁㅓㄴ ㄷㅡ, typed with the keys fp dl ajs em. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Raymond in Korean?
Raymond is written 레이먼드 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: reimeondeu). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has four syllables: 레 + 이 + 먼 + 드.
How do you pronounce Raymond in Korean?
Say it re-i-meon-deu, with even weight on every syllable. The opening ㄹ is a single light tap, halfway between an English r and l. Never roll it.
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.