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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
Earl a-ru      
Earle a-ru      
Earnest a-nesuto majime Earnest
Eboni eboni- kokutan Ebony
Ebonie eboni- kokutan Ebony
Ebony eboni- kokutan Ebony
Echo eko-     Echo
Ed edo onkei Blessed
Edd edo onkei Blessed
Eddie edi onkei Blessed
Eddy edi onkei Blessed
Eden i-den rakuen Paradise
Edgar edoga- keisou Blessed Spear
Edgardo edogarudo keisou Blessed Spear
Edie edi onkei Blessed
Edison edison onkei Blessed
Edith i-disu     Blessed Fight
Edmond edomando     Blessed Protector
Edmund edomando     Blessed Protector
Edmundo edomundo     Blessed Protector
Edna edona ganbou Desired
Eduardo eduarudo     Blessed Guard
Edward edowa-do     Blessed Guard
Edwardo eduarudo     Blessed Guard
Edwin edowin     Blessed Friend
Edwina edowina     Blessed Friend
Edyth i-disu     Blessed Fight
Edythe i-disu     Blessed Fight
Effie efi-     Well-Spoken
Eileen airi-n      
Eilene airi-n      
Ela era megami Goddess
Elaine erein nikkou Sunshine
Elane erein nikkou Sunshine
Elayne erein nikkou Sunshine
Elden erudon     Ella's Hill
Eldon erudon     Ella's Hill
Eleanor erenoa jihi Compassion
Eleanore erenoa jihi Compassion
Elena erena nikkou Sunshine
Elenor erenoa jihi Compassion
Elenore erenoa jihi Compassion
Eleonore erenoa jihi Compassion
Eli i-rai kou High
Elijah iraija     God is Lord
Elinor erinoa jihi Compassion
Elinore erinoa jihi Compassion
Eliot eriotto     God is Lord
Elisa erisa shinsei God's Oath
Elisabeth erizabesu shinsei God's Oath
Elise eri-su shinsei God's Oath
Eliseo eriseo     God is Salvation
Elisha iraisha     God is Salvation
Elissa erisa shinsei God's Oath
Eliza iraiza shinsei God's Oath
Elizabeth erizabesu shinsei God's Oath
Elizebeth erizabesu shinsei God's Oath
Ella era megami Goddess
Ellen eren nikkou Sunshine
Elli eri- megami Goddess
Ellie eri- megami Goddess
Elliejane eri-jein     [Ellie+Jane]
Elliot eriotto     God is Lord
Elliott eriotto     God is Lord
Ellis erisu     God is Lord
Elly eri- megami Goddess
Elma eruma     Determined protector
Elmer eruma-     Noble Fame
Elois eroi-zu meisenshi Famous Warrior
Eloise eroi-zu meisenshi Famous Warrior
Elroy eruroi ou King
Elsa erusa shinsei God's Oath
Else erushi- shinsei God's Oath
Elsie erushi- shinsei God's Oath
Elsy erushi- shinsei God's Oath
Elton eruton furusato Old Town
Elvira erubira     All True
Elvis eruvisu     [Unknown]
Elwanda eruwanda     [Unknown]
Elwood eruuddo     Noble Wood
Ema ema kanzen Whole
Emanuel emanyueru     God is with us
Emely emiri- nesshin Eager
Emil emi-ru nesshin Eager
Emile emi-ru nesshin Eager
Emilee emiri- nesshin Eager
Emilie emiri- nesshin Eager
Emilio emirio nesshin Eager
Emily emiri- nesshin Eager
Emma ema kanzen Whole
Emmanuel emanyueru     God is with us
Emmanuelle emanyueru     God is with us
Emmet emetto kanzen Whole
Emmett emetto kanzen Whole
Enrique enrike shujin Head of House
Eric erikku eiou Eternal King
Erica erika eiou Eternal King
Erich erikku eiou Eternal King
Erick erikku eiou Eternal King
Ericka erika eiou Eternal King
Erik erikku eiou Eternal King
Erika erika eiou Eternal King
Erin erin airan Ireland
Erinn erin airan Ireland
Eriq erikku eiou Eternal King
Erma a-ma     Universal
Ernest a-nesuto majime Earnest
Ernestina a-nesutina majime Earnest
Ernestine a-nesutin majime Earnest
Ernesto erunesto majime Earnest
Ernie a-ni- majime Earnest
Erykah erika eiou Eternal King
Esperanza esuperansa kibou Hope
Essie esshi- hoshi Star
Esta esuta hoshi Star
Esteban esuteban oukan Crown
Estela esutera hoshi Star
Estell esuteru hoshi Star
Estella esutera hoshi Star
Estelle esuteru hoshi Star
Ester esuta- hoshi Star
Esther esuta- hoshi Star
Estrella esutorera hoshi Star
Ethan i-san fukutsu Enduring
Ethel eseru kouki Exalted
Ethyl eseru kouki Exalted
Etienne etiennu oukan Crown
Etta etta shujin Head of House
Euan yuan      
Eugene yu-jin kizoku Aristocrat
Eula yu-ra     Well-spoken
Eunice yu-nisu     Successful
Eva eba inochi Life
Evalyn evarin     [Unknown]
Evan eban wakai Youthful
Eve ibu inochi Life
Evelin evurin     [Unknown]
Eveline evurin     [Unknown]
Evelyn evurin     [Unknown]
Evelyne evurin     [Unknown]
Evelynn evurin     [Unknown]
Everett everetto     Strong Boar
Everette everetto     Strong Boar
Evonne ibon ichii Yew
Ezekiel iji-kieru     God Strengthens
Ezequiel iji-kieru     God Strengthens

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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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