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This list of names in Japanese represents over a decade of translation work by our team of native Japanese and English speaking staff.

With the information available today one can expect accurate name translations that can be readily verified. If you think about it, the Japanese media continuously translates the names of movie stars, celebrities, sports stars, and people in the news. So in composing this list we have used a wide variety of reference material as well as leading Japanese movie databases and Japanese entertainment magazines to provide the most accurate information available in a convenient and easy to use form.


Names are pronounced differently depending on where you are from and this may affect the translation. And so we have taken great care to include the original pronunciation so it is clear which we are translating. This is something other sites don't have and why we are one of the most trusted name translation sites on the Internet. If you need more information about a name simply click on the name below.

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Keep in mind that the standard way names are translated to Japanese is to use katakana which we show here. For more information on translation methods visit How to Write Names in Japanese by Eri Takase which first appeared in her monthly column in Martial Arts Insider Magazine.

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Name Romaji Katakana Kanji Reading Meaning
Dahlia daria     Dahlia
Daisey deiji- hinagiku Daisy
Daisy deiji- hinagiku Daisy
Dajka deika      
Dakota dakota tomo Friend
Dale deiru tanima Dale
Dalia daria     Dahlia
Dallas darasu taniya Valley Home
Dalton daruton     Valley settlement
Damaris damarisu      
Damian damian choukyoushi Tamer
Damien damian choukyoushi Tamer
Damion damion choukyoushi Tamer
Damon deimon choukyoushi Tamer
Dan dan shinjin God Judges
Dana deina denma-ku Denmark
Dane dein denma-ku Denmark
Danelle daneru shinjin God Judges
Danette danetto shinjin God Judges
Dani dani- shinjin God Judges
Danial danieru shinjin God Judges
Danica danika     Morning Star
Daniel danieru shinjin God Judges
Daniela daniera shinjin God Judges
Daniele danieru shinjin God Judges
Daniele danieru shinjin God Judges
Daniell danieru shinjin God Judges
Danielle danieru shinjin God Judges
Danika danika     Morning Star
Dann dan shinjin God Judges
Dannie dani- shinjin God Judges
Dannielle danieru shinjin God Judges
Danny dani- shinjin God Judges
Dante dante     Enduring
Dany dani- shinjin God Judges
Danyel danieru shinjin God Judges
Danyell danieru shinjin God Judges
Danyelle danieru shinjin God Judges
Daphne dafuni gekkeiju Laurel
Dara dara kenmei Wisdom
Darcey da-shi-      
Darci da-shi-      
Darcie da-shi-      
Darcy da-shi-      
Darell dareru     [Place Name]
Daren daren idai Great
Daria daria      
Darin da-rin idai Great
Dario dario      
Darius dariusu      
Darla da-ra     Darling
Darleen da-ri-n     Darling
Darlene da-ri-n     Darling
Darline da-ri-n     Darling
Darnell da-neru     Hidden Place
Darrel dareru     [Place Name]
Darrell dareru     [Place Name]
Darren daren idai Great
Darrin da-rin idai Great
Darryl dariru     [Place Name]
Darwin da-win shin'yuu Best Friend
Dary dari-      
Daryl dariru     [Place Name]
Dave deibu saiai Beloved
David deibiddo saiai Beloved
Davis deivisu saiai Beloved
Dawn do-n akebono Dawn
Dawne do-n akebono Dawn
Dayna deina denma-ku Denmark
Daysi deiji- hinagiku Daisy
Dean di-n tani Valley
Deana diana shinsei Divine
Deann dian shinsei Divine
Deanna diana shinsei Divine
Deanne dian shinsei Divine
Deb debu hachi Bee
Debbi debi- hachi Bee
Debbie debi- hachi Bee
Debbra debura hachi Bee
Debby debi- hachi Bee
Debi debi- hachi Bee
Debora debora hachi Bee
Deborah debora hachi Bee
Debra debura hachi Bee
Debrah debura hachi Bee
Dee di-      
Deeann dian shinsei Divine
Deeanna diana shinsei Divine
Deidra deidora urei Sorrowful
Deidre deidora urei Sorrowful
Deirdre diadora urei Sorrowful
Del deru sousui Leader
Delaney dereini-      
Delano derano koi Dark
Delbert deruba-to kouki Exalted
Delia deria     From Delos
Delila diraira nozomi Desirable
Delilah diraira nozomi Desirable
Dell deru sousui Leader
Della dera kouki Exalted
Delma deruma kouki Exalted
Delores deroresu urei Sorrowful
Deloris deroresu urei Sorrowful
Delphine derufin     Dolphin
Delta deruta      
Demetrius dimitoriasu     Follower of Demeter
Dena di-na hantei Judgment
Denice deni-su shinshu God of Wine
Denis denisu shinshu God of Wine
Denise deni-su shinshu God of Wine
Denisse deni-su shinshu God of Wine
Dennis denisu shinshu God of Wine
Dennise deni-su shinshu God of Wine
Denny deni- shinshu God of Wine
Denyse deni-su shinshu God of Wine
Deon deon shinshu God of Wine
Derek dereku sousui Leader
Derick derikku sousui Leader
Derrick derikku sousui Leader
Deryck derikku sousui Leader
Desirae dejire- nozomi Wished For
Desire dejire- nozomi Wished For
Desiree dejire- nozomi Wished For
Desmond dezumondo      
Destiny desutini- unmei Destiny
Devin devin      
Devon devon      
Dewayne dowein koi Dark
Dewey dyu-wi saiai Beloved
Dexter dekusuta- kouun Fortunate
Diahann daian megami Goddess
Diahnne daian megami Goddess
Diamond daiamondo     Diamond
Dian daian megami Goddess
Diana daiana megami Goddess
Diane daian megami Goddess
Diann daian megami Goddess
Dianna daiana megami Goddess
Dianne daian megami Goddess
Dick dikku yuukyou Brave Strength
Diego diego koukei Successor
Dillon diran kaijou Of the Sea
Dina daina hantei Judgment
Dinah daina hantei Judgment
Dion dion shinshu God of Wine
Dione dion shinshu God of Wine
Dionne dion shinshu God of Wine
Dixie dikushi-      
Dodie dodi- shinzou God's Gift
Dollie dori- shinzou God's Gift
Dolly dori- shinzou God's Gift
Dolores dororesu urei Sorrowful
Doloris dororesu urei Sorrowful
Domenica domenika joutei Lord
Dominga dominga joutei Lord
Domingo domingo joutei Lord
Dominic dominiku joutei Lord
Dominica dominika joutei Lord
Dominick dominiku joutei Lord
Dominik dominiku joutei Lord
Dominique dominiku joutei Lord
Dominque dominiku joutei Lord
Domonique dominiku joutei Lord
Don don     World Rule
Dona dona kifujin Lady
Donald donarudo     World Rule
Donelle doneru kifujin Lady
Donia donia kifujin Lady
Donn don     World Rule
Donna dona kifujin Lady
Donnell doneru     World Rule
Donnie doni-     World Rule
Donny doni-     World Rule
Donovan donovan     Dark Hair
Donte dante     Enduring
Donya donia kifujin Lady
Dora dora shinzou God's Gift
Dorcas do-kasu shika Doe
Doreen dori-n shinzou God's Gift
Dorene dori-n shinzou God's Gift
Dori dori shinzou God's Gift
Dorian dorian      
Dorie dori shinzou God's Gift
Dorine dori-n shinzou God's Gift
Doris dorisu shinzou God's Gift
Dorothea dorotea shinzou God's Gift
Dorothy doroshi- shinzou God's Gift
Dorris dorisu shinzou God's Gift
Dortha do-sa shinzou God's Gift
Dorthee do-shi- shinzou God's Gift
Dorthy do-shi- shinzou God's Gift
Dot dotto shinzou God's Gift
Dottie dotti shinzou God's Gift
Dotty dotti shinzou God's Gift
Doug dagu kurokawa Dark River
Douglas dagurasu kurokawa Dark River
Douglass dagurasu kurokawa Dark River
Doyle doiru      
Drew doryu- yuusou Manly
Drucilla durushira      
Duane duein koi Dark
Duncan dankan     Brown Warrior
Dusti dasuti     Thor's Stone
Dustin dasutin     Thor's Stone
Dusty dasuti     Thor's Stone
Dwain dowein koi Dark
Dwayne dowein koi Dark
Dwight dowaito shinshu God of Wine
Dyan daian megami Goddess
Dyan daian megami Goddess
Dylan diran kaijou Of the Sea

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Recommended Books/CD:

Learn Japanese Calligraphy Lessons 1 - 6 by Eri Takase

Learn the fundamentals of Japanese Calligraphy starting from tool selection up to advanced topics. This is a first in a series of lessons designed to teach the basics of Japanese Calligraphy.

For more information and samples lessons visit Learn Japanese Calligraphy
 

Kanji & Kana : A Handbook of the Japanese Writing System by Wolfgang Hadamitzky and Mark Spahn

This is an excellent reference and is perfect for learning the stroke order of kana and kanji.

The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary by John H. Haig, Andrew N. Nelson

For more advanced needs this is the Japanese-English kanji dictionary.


References:

United States Census - 1990 - The top 2400 male and female names from this US government publication are covered in Catalog of Names in Japanese.

BabyNamer - Produced by Oxygen Media this is, in our opinion, the best source for the meaning of names.

The Etymology of First Names - This site is our other choice for researching the meaning of given names. The discussion board on specific names is normally excellent.

Jeffrey's Japanese<->English Dictionary Server - An on-line dictionary that does not require Japanese fonts. This dictionary is terse so it is easy to misinterpret. Also the pronunciation used for names is not given so one is never sure if the name translations correspond to the pronunciation you have in mind. In our Catalog of Names in Japanese we give the pronunciation of the name which is important.

Goo Jiten - A good on-line English/Japanese dictionary. Japanese fonts are required.



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