How to write “Lena” in Korean
리나 ri-na
What Korean friends call you
- 리나야 ri-na-ya — a friend calling out to you (never to someone older)
- 리나 씨 ri-na-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 Lena
- 리나 5 (56%)
- 레나 4 (44%)
Korean labels of 9 people named Lena on Wikidata (English-speaking countries), October 2026. Wikipedia leans to the official spelling.
Well-known people named Lena, as Wikidata writes them in Korean (November 2026):
- Lena Headey — 리나 히디
- Lena Horne — 리나 혼
- Lena Dunham — 리나 더넘
- Lena Waithe — 리나 웨이스
42,499 babies were named Lena in the US from 1960 to 2025, the 933rd most common name.
Block by block
- 리 = ㄹ + ㅣ · 4 strokes
Also in 리: Emily 에밀리 · Christopher 크리스토퍼 · William 윌리엄
- 나 = ㄴ + ㅏ · 3 strokes
Also in 나: Hannah 한나 · Jonathan 조나단 · Brianna 브리애나
리나 takes 7 strokes in all.
More names: Alondra 알론드라 · Keegan 키건 · Bernard 버나드 · Nelson 넬슨 · Carolina 카롤리나
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