How to write “Marley” in Korean
말리 mal-li
What Korean friends call you
- 말리야 mal-li-ya — a friend calling out to you (never to someone older)
- 말리 씨 mal-li-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 Marley
- 말리 3 (100%)
Korean labels of 3 people named Marley on Wikidata (English-speaking countries), October 2026. Wikipedia leans to the official spelling.
Well-known people named Marley, as Wikidata writes them in Korean (November 2026):
- Marley Shelton — 말리 셸턴
38,077 babies were named Marley in the US from 1960 to 2025, the 994th most common name.
Block by block
- 말 = ㅁ + ㅏ + ㄹ · 8 strokes
Also in 말: Malachi 말라카이 · Malik 말리크 · Marlene 말린
- 리 = ㄹ + ㅣ · 4 strokes
Also in 리: Emily 에밀리 · Christopher 크리스토퍼 · William 윌리엄
말리 takes 12 strokes in all.
More names: Johanna 조한나 · Mandy 맨디 · Marlene 말린 · Kent 켄트 · Quentin 쿠엔틴
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