How to write “Gary” in Korean
게리 ge-ri
What Korean friends call you
- 게리야 ge-ri-ya — a friend calling out to you (never to someone older)
- 게리 씨 ge-ri-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 Gary
- 게리 217 (93%)
- 개리 16 (7%)
Korean labels of 233 people named Gary on Wikidata (English-speaking countries), October 2026. Wikipedia leans to the official spelling.
Well-known people named Gary, as Wikidata writes them in Korean (November 2026):
- Gary Oldman — 게리 올드먼
- Gary Cooper — 게리 쿠퍼
- Gary Lineker — 게리 리네커
- Gary Sinise — 게리 시니스
310,064 babies were named Gary in the US from 1960 to 2025, the 138th most common name.
Block by block
- 게 = ㄱ + ㅔ · 4 strokes
Also in 게: Abigail 애비게일 · Gail 게일
- 리 = ㄹ + ㅣ · 4 strokes
Also in 리: Emily 에밀리 · Christopher 크리스토퍼 · William 윌리엄
게리 takes 8 strokes in all.
More names: Tammy 태미 · Keith 키스 · Tracy 트레이시 · Donna 도나 · Lori 로리
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