How to write “Donovan” in Korean
도너번 do-neo-beon
What Korean friends call you
- 도너번아 do-neo-beo-na — a friend calling out to you (never to someone older)
- 도너번 씨 do-neo-beon-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 Donovan
- 도너번 6 (100%)
Korean labels of 6 people named Donovan on Wikidata (English-speaking countries), October 2026. Wikipedia leans to the official spelling.
Well-known people named Donovan, as Wikidata writes them in Korean (November 2026):
- Donovan Bailey — 도너번 베일리
- Donovan Scott — 도너번 스콧
- Donovan McNabb — 도너번 맥내브
- Donovan Hand — 도너번 핸드
58,308 babies were named Donovan in the US from 1960 to 2025, the 733rd most common name.
Block by block
- 도 = ㄷ + ㅗ · 4 strokes
Also in 도: Dominic 도미닉 · Eduardo 에두아르도 · Donald 도널드
- 너 = ㄴ + ㅓ · 3 strokes
Also in 너: Connor 코너 · Tanner 태너 · Eleanor 엘리너
- 번 = ㅂ + ㅓ + ㄴ · 7 strokes
Also in 번: Devon 데번
도너번 takes 14 strokes in all.
More names: Sonya 소냐 · Kari 카리 · Rita 리타 · Josue 호수에 · Colby 콜비
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