Takase Studios - Names in Japanese I

Names in Japanese - I

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
Iain	ian			shinkei	God's Grace
Ian	ian			shinkei	God's Grace
Ida	aida			tsutomu	Work
Idalia	idaria				Work
Idell	ideru				Work
Ignacia	igunashia
Ignacio	igunashio			honoo	Fire
Ike	aiku			waraigoe	Laughter
Ila	aira			chikyuu	Earth
Ilana	irana				Tree
Ilda	iruda				Battle
Ileana	iriana				God Answers
Ileen	airi-n
Ilene	airi-n
Iliana	iriana				God Answers
Ilona	irona			nikkou	Sunshine
Ilse	iruze				God's Promise
Ima	aima				Universal
Imelda	imeruda				Universal Battle
Imogene	imojin			shoujo	Maiden
Ina	i-na
India	india			indo	India
Indigo	indigo				Indigo
Indira	indira				Beautiful
Ines	inesu			shinjin	Holy
Inez	inesu			shinjin	Holy
Inga	inga				Ing's Beauty
Inge	inge				Ing's Beauty
Ingeborg	ingeborugu				Ing Protects
Inger	inga-				Ing's Beauty
Ingrid	inguriddo			shinbi	God's Beauty
Inna	i-na
Inocencia	inosenshia				Innocent
Iola	io-ra			sumire	Violet
Iona	aiona			sumire	Violet
Ione	aioni-			sumire	Violet
Ira	aira			keikai	Watchful
Irena	irena			heiwa	Peace
Irene	airi-n			heiwa	Peace
Irina	iri-na			heiwa	Peace
Iris	airisu			kousai	Iris
Irish	airisshu				From Ireland
Irma	a-ma				Universal
Irmgard	irumuga-do				Universal
Irvin	a-bin			kiyomizu	Fresh Water
Irvine	a-bin			kiyomizu	Fresh Water
Irving	a-vingu			kiyomizu	Fresh Water
Irwin	a-win				Boar Friend
Isa	aiza				God's Promise
Isaac	aizakku			waraigoe	Laughter
Isabel	izaberu			shinsei	God's Oath
Isabell	izaberu			shinsei	God's Oath
Isabella	izabera			shinsei	God's Oath
Isabelle	izaberu			shinsei	God's Oath
Isadora	izadora			shinzou	God's Gift
Isaiah	aizea				God is Salvation
Isaura	izaura				From Isauria
Isela	isera
Ishmael	ishumaeru				God Hears
Isiah	aizaia				God is Salvation
Isidro	ishidoro				Gift from Isis
Isis	aishisu				Goddess of Fertility
Ismael	isumaeru				God Hears
Isobel	isoberu				God's Promise
Israel	izuraeru				Struggles with God
Issac	aizakku			waraigoe	Laughter
Iva	i-va			shinkei	God's Grace
Ivan	aiban			shinkei	God's Grace
Ivana	ivana			shinkei	God's Grace
Ivelisse	aivarisu			tsuta	Ivy
Ivette	ivetto			ichii	Yew
Ivey	aibi-			tsuta	Ivy
Ivonne	ivonnu			ichii	Yew
Ivory	aivori-			zouge	Ivory
Ivy	aibi-			tsuta	Ivy
Izabella	izabera			shinsei	God's Oath

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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.