How to write “Melinda” in Korean
멀린다 meol-lin-da
What Korean friends call you
- 멀린다야 meol-lin-da-ya — a friend calling out to you (never to someone older)
- 멀린다 씨 meol-lin-da-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 Melinda
- 멀린다 6 (67%)
- 멜린다 3 (33%)
Korean labels of 9 people named Melinda on Wikidata (English-speaking countries), October 2026. Wikipedia leans to the official spelling.
Well-known people named Melinda, as Wikidata writes them in Korean (November 2026):
- Melinda Gates — 멀린다 게이츠
- Melinda Dillon — 멀린다 딜런
- Melinda Clarke — 멀린다 클라크
- Melinda Culea — 멀린다 컬리아
107,814 babies were named Melinda in the US from 1960 to 2025, the 434th most common name.
Block by block
- 멀 = ㅁ + ㅓ + ㄹ · 8 strokes
Also in 멀: Pamela 패멀라
- 린 = ㄹ + ㅣ + ㄴ · 5 strokes
Also in 린: Katherine 캐서린 · Kaitlyn 케이틀린 · Evelyn 에블린
- 다 = ㄷ + ㅏ · 4 strokes
Also in 다: Daniel 다니엘 · Samantha 사만다 · Nathaniel 나다니엘
멀린다 takes 17 strokes in all.
More names: Tanya 타냐 · Ezra 에즈라 · Edwin 에드윈 · Willie 윌리 · Deanna 디애나
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