Ximena in Korean 히메나
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Ximena as 히메나: three syllables, said hi-me-na. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Ximena letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
Give all 3 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's hi-me-na, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 히메나 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 히메나 or 히메나 씨.
Why it's spelled 히메나
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 크시메나, but Korean media write 히메나, because the name is written the way it sounds in Spanish, not the way it's spelled.
- Korean writes Spanish names by their Spanish sound: vowels are read as written and the Mexican x is an h sound (ㅎ).
Type Ximena on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 히메나 is the jamo ㅎㅣ ㅁㅔ ㄴㅏ, typed with the keys gl ap sk. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Ximena in Korean?
Ximena is written 히메나 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: himena). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name and follows the Spanish pronunciation. In Hangul it has three syllables: 히 + 메 + 나.
How do you pronounce Ximena in Korean?
Say it hi-me-na, with even weight on every syllable. Give all 3 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's hi-me-na, evenly.
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.