Russell in Korean 러셀
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Russell as 러셀: two syllables, said reo-sel. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Russell 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.
- ㄹ at the bottom of 셀 is an l: the tongue touches just behind the teeth and stays there.
- ㅓ (eo) in 러 is the open "uh" of "sun", not an "o".
- Two even beats, reo-sel: 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 러셀 already sounds natural to Korean ears. In casual sentences Koreans often add 이 after a name that ends in a consonant: 러셀이 왔어 ("Russell's here").
Why it's spelled 러셀
Here the letters and the sound line up: applying the loanword rules letter by letter already gives 러셀, the same spelling Korean media use.
- The unstressed "uh" vowel is written ㅓ (eo), whatever letter English uses for it.
Type Russell on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 러셀 is the jamo ㄹㅓ ㅅㅔㄹ, typed with the keys fj tpf. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Russell in Korean?
Russell is written 러셀 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: reosel). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has two syllables: 러 + 셀.
How do you pronounce Russell in Korean?
Say it reo-sel, 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.