Uram 우람

Uram name meaning: “grand, imposing” (a native Korean word)

Uram is a Korean given name, most often given to boys. In hangul it is written 우람. Like most Korean names it can also be written in hanja, and the characters chosen decide what it means — the same sound can be written 1,254 different ways.

Other spellings

The same name is romanized in several ways: Uram, U-ram. They are all 우람.

How to pronounce Uram

우람
Voice:

Say it as oo-rahm (2 syllables). Korean doesn't stress one syllable the way English does, so give each beat roughly the same weight rather than saying OO-rahm.

  • Korean "r" at the start of a syllable is a light tap of the tongue, between an English r and l, like the "tt" in American "butter".

The recording is a synthesized standard Seoul voice; the respelling above is an English approximation of it. More on the rules: how to pronounce Korean names. To hear more spoken Korean, try Korean greetings with audio.

Five Elements (Ohaeng)

In Korean naming tradition each syllable carries an element, decided by the consonant it starts with. This is what a name sounds like in terms of energy.

  • 우 (starts with ㅇ)→Earthsteadiness, trust, holding things together
  • 람 (starts with ㄹ)→Firebrightness, passion, visibility

Hanja used for Uram

These are hanja characters legally registrable for each syllable, with their dictionary meanings. A parent picks one character per syllable, and that combination becomes the written meaning of the name.

우66 characters can be used

  • 優abundant, excellent넉넉할 우/뛰어날 우
  • 佑help도울 우
  • 雨rain비 우
  • 禹Yu the Great하우씨 우
  • 宇house집 우
  • 祐help도울 우
  • 愚foolish어리석을 우
  • 旴big클 우

람19 characters can be used

  • 藍indigo쪽 람(남)
  • 覽see, look볼 람(남)
  • 濫overflow넘칠 람(남)
  • 嵐mountain mist남기 람(남)
  • 攬take, hold가질 람(남)
  • 籃bamboo basket대바구니 람(남)
  • 藍indigo쪽 람(남)
  • 婪greedy탐할 람(남)

Uram name FAQ

What does Uram mean in Korean?
Uram (우람) is a native Korean word meaning "grand, imposing", and the name carries that meaning directly. It can also be written in hanja — 우람 has 1,254 possible hanja spellings.
Is Uram a Korean name?
Yes. Uram is a Korean given name written 우람 in hangul, mostly given to boys.
How do you write Uram in Korean?
In hangul it is 우람. It is also romanized as U-ram.
What element is the name Uram?
By its sounds, Uram carries Earth + Fire in the Five Elements (Ohaeng) of Korean naming.

Names sharing a syllable

Uram belongs to someone else. Yours is drawn from your own birth chart — the four pillars of your birth date and hour decide which elements your name should carry.

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