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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
Lacey reishi-      
Laci reishi-      
Lacie reishi-      
Lacy reishi-      
Ladawn radon akebono Dawn
Ladonna radonna kifujin Lady
Lady reidi kifujin Lady
Laetitia retishia yorokobi Joy
Laila reira yabi Night Beauty
Laine rein nikkou Sunshine
Lakeesha raki-sha kappatsu Lively
Lakeisha raki-sha kappatsu Lively
Lakesha raki-sha kappatsu Lively
Lakeshia raki-sha kappatsu Lively
Lakiesha raki-sha kappatsu Lively
Lakisha raki-sha      
Lakisha raki-sha kappatsu Lively
Lalaine rarein      
Lalena rarena      
Lamont ramonto hoankan Lawman
Lana rana kichou Precious
Lance ransu rikujou Land
Landon randon nagaoka Long Hill
Lane rein michi Path
Lanell raneru      
Lanelle raneru      
Lanesha rani-sha      
Lanette ranetto karen Pretty
Laney reini-      
Lanisha rani-sha      
Lara rara      
Laraine rarein      
Larry rari- gekkeiju Laurel
Laura ro-ra gekkeiju Laurel
Lauren ro-ren gekkeiju Laurel
Laurence ro-rensu gekkeiju Laurel
Lauri ro-ri- gekkeiju Laurel
Laurie ro-ri- gekkeiju Laurel
Lawerence ro-rensu gekkeiju Laurel
Lawrence ro-rensu gekkeiju Laurel
Layla reira yabi Night Beauty
Layne rein nikkou Sunshine
Lea rea yuubi Delicate
Leah ri-a yuubi Delicate
Leann rian     [Lee+Anne]
Leanne rian     [Lee+Anne]
Leanora reno-ra jihi Compassion
Lee ri- iyasu Healer
Leeann rian     [Lee+Anne]
Leeanne rian     [Lee+Anne]
Leena ri-na     Dutiful
Leesa risa shinsei God's Oath
Leia rea yuubi Delicate
Leif ri-fu shishi Heir
Leigh ri- iyasu Healer
Leigha rea yuubi Delicate
Leighann rian     [Lee+Anne]
Leila reira yabi Night Beauty
Leilani reirani     Heavenly Flowers
Lela reira yabi Night Beauty
Lelah reira yabi Night Beauty
Lemuel remyueru     Belongs to God
Len ren shiyuu Lion Brave
Lena rena      
Lenard rena-do shiyuu Lion Brave
Lenna rena      
Lennard rena-do shiyuu Lion Brave
Lenneke reneki      
Lennie reni- shishi Lion
Lenny reni- shishi Lion
Lenora reno-ra jihi Compassion
Lenore renoa jihi Compassion
Leo reo shishi Lion
Leola reora shishi Lion
Leon reon shishi Lion
Leona reona shishi Lion
Leonard rena-do shiyuu Lion Brave
Leonarda reonaruda shiyuu Lion Brave
Leonardo reonarudo shiyuu Lion Brave
Leopoldo reoporudo     Brave People
Leroy riroi ou King
Les resu      
Lesa resa hiiragi Holly
Leslee resuri- hiiragi Holly
Lesley resuri- hiiragi Holly
Lesli resuri- hiiragi Holly
Leslie resuri- hiiragi Holly
Lester resuta-      
Leticia retishia yorokobi Joy
Letisha retishia yorokobi Joy
Lettie reti- yorokobi Joy
Letty reti- yorokobi Joy
Levi ri-vai enko Connected
Lew ru- meisenshi Famous Warrior
Lewis ruisu meisenshi Famous Warrior
Leyla reira yabi Night Beauty
Lezlie resuri- hiiragi Holly
Li ri- iyasu Healer
Lia ria      
Libbie ribi- shinsei God's Oath
Libby ribi- shinsei God's Oath
Lidia ridia      
Lili riri- yuri Lily
Lilia riria yuri Lily
Lilian ririan yuri Lily
Liliane ririan yuri Lily
Lilli riri- yuri Lily
Lillia riria yuri Lily
Lillian ririan yuri Lily
Lillie riri- yuri Lily
Lilly riri- yuri Lily
Lily riri- yuri Lily
Lin rin mizuumi Lake
Lincoln rinka-n kohan Lakeside
Linda rinda karen Pretty
Lindsay rinji- shitsugen Wetlands
Lindsey rinji- shitsugen Wetlands
Lindsy rinji- shitsugen Wetlands
Lindy rindi karen Pretty
Linn rin mizuumi Lake
Linwood rin'uddo     Lake wood
Lionel raioneru shishi Lion
Lisa risa shinsei God's Oath
Lissa risa hachi Bee
Liz rizu shinsei God's Oath
Liza raiza shinsei God's Oath
Lizzie riji- shinsei God's Oath
Lloyd roido hakuhatsu Grey-hair
Logan ro-gan otani Hollow
Lois roisu joui Superior
Loise rui-zu meisenshi Famous Warrior
Lola ro-ra urei Sorrowful
Lolita rori-ta urei Sorrowful
Lon ron     Battle Ready
London rondon     London
Loni roni-     Battle Ready
Lonnie roni-     Battle Ready
Lonny roni-     Battle Ready
Lora ro-ra gekkeiju Laurel
Loraine rorein      
Loreen rori-n gekkeiju Laurel
Loren ro-ren gekkeiju Laurel
Lorena rorena gekkeiju Laurel
Lorene rori-n gekkeiju Laurel
Lorenzo rorenzo gekkeiju Laurel
Loreta roretta gekkeiju Laurel
Loretta roretta gekkeiju Laurel
Lori ro-ri- gekkeiju Laurel
Lorie ro-ri- gekkeiju Laurel
Lorna ro-na      
Lorraine rorein      
Lorri ro-ri- gekkeiju Laurel
Lorriane rorein      
Lorrie ro-ri- gekkeiju Laurel
Lory ro-ri- gekkeiju Laurel
Lou ru- meisenshi Famous Warrior
Louann ru-an     [Lou + Ann]
Louanne ru-an     [Lou + Ann]
Louella ruera meisenshi Famous Warrior
Louie rui meisenshi Famous Warrior
Louis ruisu meisenshi Famous Warrior
Louisa rui-za meisenshi Famous Warrior
Louise rui-zu meisenshi Famous Warrior
Louiza rui-za meisenshi Famous Warrior
Lourie ro-ri- gekkeiju Laurel
Love ravu ai Love
Lowell ro-weru     Wolf Cub
Loyd roido hakuhatsu Grey-hair
Luana ruanna     Enjoyment
Luann ru-an     [Lou + Ann]
Luanna ruanna     Enjoyment
Luanne ru-an     [Lou + Ann]
Luca ruka hikari Light
Lucas ru-kasu hikari Light
Luci ru-shi- hikari Light
Lucia ruchia hikari Light
Luciano ruchia-no hikari Light
Lucie ru-shi- hikari Light
Lucile rushi-ru hikari Light
Lucille rushi-ru hikari Light
Lucinda rushinda hikari Light
Lucy ru-shi- hikari Light
Luella ruera meisenshi Famous Warrior
Luigi ruiji meisenshi Famous Warrior
Luis ruisu meisenshi Famous Warrior
Luisa ruisa meisenshi Famous Warrior
Luka ruka hikari Light
Lukas ru-kasu hikari Light
Luke ru-ku hikari Light
Lula rura     Dancing Water
Lupe ru-pe ookami Wolf
Lusia rushia hikari Light
Luther ru-sa-     People's Soldier
Luz ru-su hikari Light
Lydia ridia      
Lyle rairu toujin Islander
Lyn rin mizuumi Lake
Lynda rinda karen Pretty
Lyndsay rinji- shitsugen Wetlands
Lyndsey rinji- shitsugen Wetlands
Lynette rinetto sennyo Nymph
Lynn rin mizuumi Lake
Lynne rin mizuumi Lake
Lynnette rinetto sennyo Nymph
Lynwood rin'uddo     Lake wood

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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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