Where the spelling 헨리 comes from
NIKL’s list of loanword spellings (외래어 표기 용례) gives 헨리 for Henry.
People in the list with this given name:
- 퍼낸데즈, 헨리 — Fernandez, Henry A.
- 볼독, 조지 (헨리 아이버) — Baldock, George (Henry Ivor)
- 핼폰, 로버트 (헨리) — Halfon, Robert (Henry)
…and 11 more in the list.
Sound by sound
Hen헨ry리
Why it is spelled this way
- Matches the spelling in the National Institute of Korean Language loanword usage list.
Henry by the numbers
- US Social Security birth records, 2000–2025: No. 62, 203,658 babies (0.1% girls, 99.9% boys).
- NIKL usage list — people with the given name 헨리: 14.
Korean names for Henry
These are the converter’s results for Henry as a boy’s name — real Korean given names from the Supreme Court’s birth statistics (2008–2025).
Sounds like mine
Closest in sound among real Korean names.
이해온Lee HaeonUsed for boys and girls · 65% sound match해 海 sea, ocean온 溫 lukewarm, warm
이하늘Lee HaneulUsed for boys and girls · 63% sound matchNative Korean word: 하늘 = sky
이하온Lee HaonBoy’s name · 54% sound match하 河 river온 溫 lukewarm, warm
No surname given, so we picked 이, one of the three most common Korean surnames.
Meaning
Korean names from what Henry means.
Your name means: home + ruler (from Old High German Heim)
이경택Lee GyeongtaekBoy’s name · Meaning: Noble, excellent
이헨리Lee HenriYour name, Korean styleHangul-only name — no hanja
Sources: US Social Security Administration baby names · NIKL loanword usage list · Loanword Orthography (외래어 표기법) · Supreme Court of Korea birth statistics