How to write “Theodore” in Korean
시어도어 si-eo-do-eo
What Korean friends call you
- 시어도어야 si-eo-do-eo-ya — a friend calling out to you (never to someone older)
- 시어도어 씨 si-eo-do-eo-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 Theodore
- 시어도어 52 (100%)
Korean labels of 52 people named Theodore on Wikidata (English-speaking countries), October 2026. Wikipedia leans to the official spelling.
Well-known people named Theodore, as Wikidata writes them in Korean (November 2026):
- Theodore Roosevelt — 시어도어 루스벨트
- Theodore Dreiser — 시어도어 드라이저
- Theodore William Richards — 시어도어 리처즈
- Theodore Schultz — 시어도어 슐츠
173,958 babies were named Theodore in the US from 1960 to 2025, the 261st most common name.
Block by block
- 시 = ㅅ + ㅣ · 3 strokes
Also in 시: Alexis 알렉시스 · Jessica 제시카 · Sydney 시드니
- 어 = ㅇ + ㅓ · 3 strokes
Also in 어: Wyatt 와이어트 · Xavier 재비어 · Claire 클레어
- 도 = ㄷ + ㅗ · 4 strokes
Also in 도: Dominic 도미닉 · Eduardo 에두아르도 · Donald 도널드
- 어 = ㅇ + ㅓ · 3 strokes
시어도어 takes 13 strokes in all.
More names: Tara 타라 · Veronica 베로니카 · Cindy 신디 · Tony 토니 · Chelsea 첼시
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