Your Korean Name
Nicholas →
Na-yeon
娜延
echoes the sound of “Nicholas” · “elegance that lasts”
Also fits you
니컬러스
4 syllables · Also written 니콜라스. · Spelled by the National Institute of Korean Language's rules for foreign names.
제 이름은 니컬러스예요.
Je ireumeun nikeolleoseu-yeyo. — My name is Nicholas.
To be polite, Koreans add 씨 (ssi) after a name: 니컬러스 씨.
Frequently asked questions
Nicholas is written 니컬러스 (ni-keol-leo-seu) in Korean: 4 syllables, 니 (ni) · 컬 (keol) · 러 (leo) · 스 (seu). It is also written 니콜라스.
To introduce yourself as Nicholas, say “제 이름은 니컬러스예요.” (Je ireumeun nikeolleoseu-yeyo.). To be polite, Koreans add 씨 (ssi) after a name: 니컬러스 씨.
Nicholas becomes 니컬러스 (ni-keol-leo-seu) in Korean. 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.
Real Korean names that sound like Nicholas: 나연 (Na-yeon, “elegance that lasts”); 민서 (Min-seo, “quick-minded and lucky”); 민재 (Min-jae, “quick and present”).