How to write Max in Korean
맥스
- 맥maek
- 스seu
2 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 스 comes from.
Say it in Korean
제 이름은 맥스예요.
Je ireumeun maekseu-yeyo. — My name is Max.
To be polite, Koreans add 씨 (ssi) after a name: 맥스 씨.
What Max means
greatest · Latin origin