How to write “James” in Korean
제임스 je-im-seu
What Korean friends call you
- 제임스야 je-im-seu-ya — a friend calling out to you (never to someone older)
- 제임스 씨 je-im-seu-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 James
- 제임스 855 (100%)
Korean labels of 855 people named James on Wikidata, October 2026. Wikipedia leans to the official spelling.
Well-known people named James, as Wikidata writes them in Korean (November 2026):
- James Joyce — 제임스 조이스
- James Cook — 제임스 쿡
- James Madison — 제임스 매디슨
- James Clerk Maxwell — 제임스 클러크 맥스웰
2,116,726 babies were named James in the US from 1960 to 2025, the 3rd most common name.
Block by block
- 제 = ㅈ + ㅔ · 5 strokes
Also in 제: Jacob 제이콥 · Jessica 제시카 · Jayden 제이든
- 임 = ㅇ + ㅣ + ㅁ · 5 strokes
- 스 = ㅅ + ㅡ · 3 strokes
Also in 스: Christopher 크리스토퍼 · Nicholas 니콜라스 · Alexis 알렉시스
제임스 takes 13 strokes in all.
More names: Tyler 타일러 · Emma 엠마 · Ethan 에단 · Madison 매디슨 · John 존
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