How to write “Clarence” in Korean

클래런스 keul-lae-reon-seu

What Korean friends call you

클래런스야 keul-lae-reon-seu-ya — a friend calling out to you (never to someone older)
클래런스 씨 keul-lae-reon-seu-ssi — polite: someone you just met, or at work

Calling someone, Koreans add 아 after a final consonant and 야 after a vowel.

Korean labels of 56 people named Clarence on Wikidata (English-speaking countries), October 2026. Wikipedia leans to the official spelling.

Well-known people named Clarence, as Wikidata writes them in Korean (November 2026):

45,570 babies were named Clarence in the US from 1960 to 2025, the 896th most common name.

클 = ㅋ + ㅡ + ㄹ · 6 strokes
- ㅋ 키읔 (k) · 2 strokes
- ㅡ 으 (eu) · 1 stroke
- ㄹ 리을 (r / l) · 3 strokes
Also in 클: Michael 마이클 · Chloe 클로이 · Brooklyn 브루클린
래 = ㄹ + ㅐ · 6 strokes
- ㄹ 리을 (r / l) · 3 strokes
- ㅐ 애 (ae) · 3 strokes
Also in 래: Travis 트래비스 · Bradley 브래들리 · Larry 래리
런 = ㄹ + ㅓ + ㄴ · 6 strokes
- ㄹ 리을 (r / l) · 3 strokes
- ㅓ 어 (eo) · 2 strokes
- ㄴ 니은 (n) · 1 stroke
Also in 런: Dylan 딜런 · Cameron 캐머런 · Aaron 애런
스 = ㅅ + ㅡ · 3 strokes
- ㅅ 시옷 (s) · 2 strokes
- ㅡ 으 (eu) · 1 stroke
Also in 스: Christopher 크리스토퍼 · Nicholas 니콜라스 · James 제임스

클래런스 takes 21 strokes in all.