How to write “Eli” in Korean
일라이 il-la-i
What Korean friends call you
- 일라이야 il-la-i-ya — a friend calling out to you (never to someone older)
- 일라이 씨 il-la-i-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 Eli
- 일라이 10 (100%)
Korean labels of 10 people named Eli on Wikidata, October 2026. Wikipedia leans to the official spelling.
Korean news (Daum, October 2026) writes Eli Manning 일라이 (sometimes 엘리); Eli Roth 일라이 (sometimes 엘리).
Well-known people named Eli, as Wikidata writes them in Korean (November 2026):
- Eli Wallach — 일라이 월러크
- Eli Dershwitz — 일라이 더슈위츠
- Eli Goree — 일라이 고레이
144,061 babies were named Eli in the US from 1960 to 2025, the 312th most common name.
Block by block
- 일 = ㅇ + ㅣ + ㄹ · 5 strokes
Also in 일: Tyler 타일러 · Abigail 애비게일 · Taylor 테일러
- 라 = ㄹ + ㅏ · 5 strokes
Also in 라: Nicholas 니콜라스 · Ryan 라이언 · Isabella 이저벨라
- 이 = ㅇ + ㅣ · 2 strokes
Also in 이: Jacob 제이콥 · Michael 마이클 · David 데이비드
일라이 takes 12 strokes in all.
More names: Jenna 제나 · Victor 빅터 · Mariah 머라이어 · Josiah 조사이아 · Ariana 아리아나
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