Your Korean Name
Joseph →
Ju-won
周源
echoes the sound of “Joseph” · “a source that reaches everywhere”
Also fits you
조지프
3 syllables · Also written 조셉. · Spelled by the National Institute of Korean Language's rules for foreign names.
제 이름은 조지프예요.
Je ireumeun jojipeu-yeyo. — My name is Joseph.
To be polite, Koreans add 씨 (ssi) after a name: 조지프 씨.
Frequently asked questions
Joseph is written 조지프 (jo-ji-peu) in Korean: 3 syllables, 조 (jo) · 지 (ji) · 프 (peu). It is also written 조셉.
To introduce yourself as Joseph, say “제 이름은 조지프예요.” (Je ireumeun jojipeu-yeyo.). To be polite, Koreans add 씨 (ssi) after a name: 조지프 씨.
Joseph becomes 조지프 (jo-ji-peu) in Korean. Korean doesn't stack consonants, so a short “eu” (ㅡ) slips in — that's where 프 comes from. Korean has no F. It's written ㅍ (p), so the F in Joseph comes out as a soft P.
Real Korean names that sound like Joseph: 주원 (Ju-won, “a source that reaches everywhere”); 재민 (Jae-min, “present and quick”); 정우 (Jeong-u, “upright under the sky”).