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마루
순우리말 · pure Korean
Ma-Ru / maru /
boy's name · a pure-Korean (native, non-hanja) name that became fashionable from the 1990s on

Meaning of 마루

마루 (Ma-Ru) means “summit, ridge”. It is a pure-Korean (native, non-hanja) name that became fashionable from the 1990s on. As a native Korean word it has no hanja; its meaning is direct and modern.

HangulHanjaRomanisedMeaningElement
마루marusummit, ridge⛰️ 土 Earth

How to pronounce 마루

Revised Romanisation: maru (ma-ru). The spelling most Koreans with this name use abroad: Ma-Ru. Korean syllables have equal length — say each one evenly, no stress.

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