How to write “Douglas” in Korean

더글러스 deo-geul-leo-seu

What Korean friends call you

더글러스야 deo-geul-leo-seu-ya — a friend calling out to you (never to someone older)
더글러스 씨 deo-geul-leo-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 93 people named Douglas on Wikidata (English-speaking countries), October 2026. Wikipedia leans to the official spelling.

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

280,013 babies were named Douglas in the US from 1960 to 2025, the 152nd most common name.

더 = ㄷ + ㅓ · 4 strokes
- ㄷ 디귿 (d / t) · 2 strokes
- ㅓ 어 (eo) · 2 strokes
Also in 더: Alexander 알렉산더 · Heather 헤더 · Dustin 더스틴
글 = ㄱ + ㅡ + ㄹ · 5 strokes
- ㄱ 기역 (g / k) · 1 stroke
- ㅡ 으 (eu) · 1 stroke
- ㄹ 리을 (r / l) · 3 strokes
Also in 글: Gloria 글로리아 · Glenn 글렌
러 = ㄹ + ㅓ · 5 strokes
- ㄹ 리을 (r / l) · 3 strokes
- ㅓ 어 (eo) · 2 strokes
Also in 러: Tyler 타일러 · Taylor 테일러 · Jeremiah 제러마이아
스 = ㅅ + ㅡ · 3 strokes
- ㅅ 시옷 (s) · 2 strokes
- ㅡ 으 (eu) · 1 stroke
Also in 스: Christopher 크리스토퍼 · Nicholas 니콜라스 · James 제임스

더글러스 takes 17 strokes in all.