How to write “Mercedes” in Korean

머세이디스 meo-se-i-di-seu

What Korean friends call you

머세이디스야 meo-se-i-di-seu-ya — a friend calling out to you (never to someone older)
머세이디스 씨 meo-se-i-di-seu-ssi — polite: someone you just met, or at work

Calling someone, Koreans add 아 after a final consonant and 야 after a vowel.

Korean labels of 7 people named Mercedes on Wikidata (English-speaking countries), October 2026. Wikipedia leans to the official spelling.

Well-known people named Mercedes, as Wikidata writes them in Korean (November 2026):

36,087 babies were named Mercedes in the US from 1960 to 2025, the 1029th most common name.

머 = ㅁ + ㅓ · 5 strokes
- ㅁ 미음 (m) · 3 strokes
- ㅓ 어 (eo) · 2 strokes
Also in 머: Thomas 토머스 · Cameron 캐머런 · Mariah 머라이어
세 = ㅅ + ㅔ · 5 strokes
- ㅅ 시옷 (s) · 2 strokes
- ㅔ 에 (e) · 3 strokes
Also in 세: Jose 호세 · Sebastian 세바스찬 · Seth 세스
이 = ㅇ + ㅣ · 2 strokes
- ㅇ 이응 (silent / ng) · 1 stroke
- ㅣ 이 (i) · 1 stroke
Also in 이: Jacob 제이콥 · Michael 마이클 · David 데이비드
디 = ㄷ + ㅣ · 3 strokes
- ㄷ 디귿 (d / t) · 2 strokes
- ㅣ 이 (i) · 1 stroke
Also in 디: Madison 매디슨 · Cody 코디 · Addison 애디슨
스 = ㅅ + ㅡ · 3 strokes
- ㅅ 시옷 (s) · 2 strokes
- ㅡ 으 (eu) · 1 stroke
Also in 스: Christopher 크리스토퍼 · Nicholas 니콜라스 · James 제임스

머세이디스 takes 18 strokes in all.