How to write “Elijah” in Korean
일라이저 il-la-i-jeo
Also written: 엘리야, 일라이자
What Korean friends call you
- 일라이저야 il-la-i-jeo-ya — a friend calling out to you (never to someone older)
- 일라이저 씨 il-la-i-jeo-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 Elijah
- 일라이저 4 (67%)
- 일라이자 2 (33%)
Korean labels of 6 people named Elijah on Wikidata, October 2026. Wikipedia leans to the official spelling.
Korean news (Daum, October 2026) writes Elijah Wood 일라이저 (sometimes 엘리야, 일라이자); Elijah Cummings 일라이자 (sometimes 엘리야).
Well-known people named Elijah, as Wikidata writes them in Korean (November 2026):
- Elijah Muhammad — 일라이저 무하마드
- Elijah Burke — 일라이저 버크
- Elijah McCoy — 일라이저 매코이
368,036 babies were named Elijah in the US from 1960 to 2025, the 104th 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
- 저 = ㅈ + ㅓ · 4 strokes
Also in 저: Benjamin 벤저민 · Isabella 이저벨라 · Justin 저스틴
일라이저 takes 16 strokes in all.
More names: Mason 메이슨 · Kevin 케빈 · Jose 호세 · Jessica 제시카 · Thomas 토머스
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