What's Maria in Korean?
Maria → 오미라
Maria in Korean is 오미라 (Oh Mi-Ra) — a name meaning “beautiful silk.”
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“beautiful silk”
fact_checkQuick Facts
- English
- Maria
- Korean (한글)
- 오미라
- Romanized
- Oh Mi-Ra
- Hanja (한자)
- 吳美羅
- Meaning
- beautiful silk
- Gender
- Female
- Saju Element
- 金 금 ✨
menu_bookThe Hanja Story
Maria carries Hebrew roots ('beloved' or 'sea'). Korean naming offers 미라 (mi-ra) — 'beautiful silk' — preserving the soft 'M-R' phonetic spine. Oh Mi-Ra reads classic, with a slight 1980s-90s elegance that has come back into modern fashion.
ecoSaju Element Reading
The Korean name 오미라 aligns with the metal element of the Five Elements (오행). Carriers of this energy tend toward discipline, clarity, precision. In Saju (사주, the Korean Four-Pillars personality framework), this element shapes the quiet character behind the name.
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About Maria in Korean
If you have ever wondered what is Maria in Korean, the answer most Korean-American families and K-pop fans land on is 오미라 (Oh Mi-Ra). The hanja 吳美羅 — written in Chinese characters used historically across Korea — literally means “beautiful silk.”
오미라 is a feminine given name in Korean. It carries the metal element of Saju (사주), the Korean Four-Pillars personality framework — read by some as Korea's cultural answer to MBTI.
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