How to write “Alexander” in Korean
알렉산더 al-lek-san-deo
What Korean friends call you
- 알렉산더야 al-lek-san-deo-ya — a friend calling out to you (never to someone older)
- 알렉산더 씨 al-lek-san-deo-ssi — polite: someone you just met, or at work
Calling someone, Koreans add 아 after a final consonant and 야 after a vowel.
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Korean spellings of Alexander
Well-known people named Alexander, as Wikidata writes them in Korean (November 2026):
- Alexander Graham Bell — 알렉산더 그레이엄 벨
- Alexander Fleming — 알렉산더 플레밍
- Alexander Pope — 알렉산더 포프
- Alexander Hamilton — 알렉산더 해밀턴
681,552 babies were named Alexander in the US from 1960 to 2025, the 45th most common name.
Block by block
- 알 = ㅇ + ㅏ + ㄹ · 6 strokes
Also in 알: Alexis 알렉시스 · Alexandra 알렉산드라 · Alex 알렉스
- 렉 = ㄹ + ㅔ + ㄱ · 7 strokes
Also in 렉: Alexis 알렉시스 · Alexandra 알렉산드라 · Alex 알렉스
- 산 = ㅅ + ㅏ + ㄴ · 5 strokes
Also in 산: Alexandra 알렉산드라 · Alexandria 알렉산드리아 · Roxanne 록산
- 더 = ㄷ + ㅓ · 4 strokes
Also in 더: Heather 헤더 · Douglas 더글러스 · Dustin 더스틴
알렉산더 takes 22 strokes in all.
More names: Nicholas 니콜라스 · Ryan 라이언 · James 제임스 · Tyler 타일러 · Emma 엠마
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