How to write “Marlene” in Korean
말린 mal-lin
What Korean friends call you
- 말린아 mal-li-na — a friend calling out to you (never to someone older)
- 말린 씨 mal-lin-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 Marlene
- 말린 16 (100%)
Korean labels of 16 people named Marlene on Wikidata (English-speaking countries), October 2026. Wikipedia leans to the official spelling.
Well-known people named Marlene, as Wikidata writes them in Korean (November 2026):
- Marlene Mathews — 말린 매슈스
- Marlene Forte — 말린 포테
- Marlene Moses — 말린 모지스
- Marlene Smith — 말린 스미스
37,735 babies were named Marlene in the US from 1960 to 2025, the 1001st most common name.
Block by block
- 말 = ㅁ + ㅏ + ㄹ · 8 strokes
Also in 말: Malachi 말라카이 · Malik 말리크 · Marley 말리
- 린 = ㄹ + ㅣ + ㄴ · 5 strokes
Also in 린: Katherine 캐서린 · Kaitlyn 케이틀린 · Evelyn 에블린
말린 takes 13 strokes in all.
More names: Kent 켄트 · Quentin 쿠엔틴 · Milo 마일로 · Lana 라나 · Daphne 대프니
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