How to write “Iris” in Korean

아이리스 a-i-ri-seu

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Calling someone, Koreans add 아 after a final consonant and 야 after a vowel.

Korean labels of 16 people named Iris on Wikidata (English-speaking countries), October 2026. Wikipedia leans to the official spelling.

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

62,602 babies were named Iris in the US from 1960 to 2025, the 703rd most common name.

아 = ㅇ + ㅏ · 3 strokes
- ㅇ 이응 (silent / ng) · 1 stroke
- ㅏ 아 (a) · 2 strokes
Also in 아: Joshua 조슈아 · Olivia 올리비아 · Noah 노아
이 = ㅇ + ㅣ · 2 strokes
- ㅇ 이응 (silent / ng) · 1 stroke
- ㅣ 이 (i) · 1 stroke
Also in 이: Jacob 제이콥 · Michael 마이클 · David 데이비드
리 = ㄹ + ㅣ · 4 strokes
- ㄹ 리을 (r / l) · 3 strokes
- ㅣ 이 (i) · 1 stroke
Also in 리: Emily 에밀리 · Christopher 크리스토퍼 · William 윌리엄
스 = ㅅ + ㅡ · 3 strokes
- ㅅ 시옷 (s) · 2 strokes
- ㅡ 으 (eu) · 1 stroke
Also in 스: Christopher 크리스토퍼 · Nicholas 니콜라스 · James 제임스

아이리스 takes 12 strokes in all.