How to write Elias in Korean
일라이어스
- 일il
- 라la
- 이i
- 어eo
- 스seu
5 syllables · Also written 엘리아스. · 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 스 comes from.
- R and L share one letter, ㄹ — Korean doesn't tell them apart.
Say it in Korean
제 이름은 일라이어스예요.
Je ireumeun illaieoseu-yeyo. — My name is Elias.
To be polite, Koreans add 씨 (ssi) after a name: 일라이어스 씨.
What Elias means
the Lord is my God · Hebrew origin