How to write David in Korean
데이비드
- 데de
- 이i
- 비bi
- 드deu
4 syllables · Spelled by the National Institute of Korean Language's rules for foreign names.
Why it sounds a little different
- Korean doesn't stack consonants, so a short “eu” (ㅡ) slips in — that's where 드 comes from.
- No V either — it becomes ㅂ (b).
Say it in Korean
제 이름은 데이비드예요.
Je ireumeun deibideu-yeyo. — My name is David.
To be polite, Koreans add 씨 (ssi) after a name: 데이비드 씨.
What David means
beloved · Hebrew origin