How to write “Donald” in Korean
도널드 do-neol-deu
What Korean friends call you
- 도널드야 do-neol-deu-ya — a friend calling out to you (never to someone older)
- 도널드 씨 do-neol-deu-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 Donald
- 도널드 160 (94%)
- 도날드 10 (6%)
Korean labels of 170 people named Donald on Wikidata (English-speaking countries), October 2026. Wikipedia leans to the official spelling.
Well-known people named Donald, as Wikidata writes them in Korean (November 2026):
- Donald Sutherland — 도널드 서덜랜드
- Donald Knuth — 도널드 커누스
- Donald Rumsfeld — 도널드 럼즈펠드
- Donald Pleasence — 도널드 플레전스
355,710 babies were named Donald in the US from 1960 to 2025, the 111th most common name.
Block by block
- 도 = ㄷ + ㅗ · 4 strokes
Also in 도: Dominic 도미닉 · Eduardo 에두아르도 · Donna 도나
- 널 = ㄴ + ㅓ + ㄹ · 6 strokes
Also in 널: Ronald 로널드 · Reginald 레지널드
- 드 = ㄷ + ㅡ · 3 strokes
Also in 드: Andrew 앤드루 · David 데이비드 · Sydney 시드니
도널드 takes 13 strokes in all.
More names: Jamie 제이미 · Shannon 섀넌 · Linda 린다 · Crystal 크리스털 · Sandra 샌드라
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