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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
Nadeem	nadi-mu			tomo	Friend
Nadia	nadia			kibou	Hope
Nadine	neidi-n			kibou	Hope
Nadja	nadia			kibou	Hope
Nakesha	naki-sha
Nakisha	naki-sha
Nan	nan
Nancee	nanshi-			shinkei	God's Grace
Nancey	nanshi-			shinkei	God's Grace
Nanci	nanshi-			shinkei	God's Grace
Nancie	nanshi-			shinkei	God's Grace
Nancy	nanshi-			shinkei	God's Grace
Naomi	naomi			yukai	Pleasant
Naomie	naomi			yukai	Pleasant
Nat	natto
Natacha	nata-sha			seitansai	Christmas
Natalia	nataria			seitansai	Christmas
Natalie	natari-			seitansai	Christmas
Natalya	nataria			seitansai	Christmas
Natasha	nata-sha			seitansai	Christmas
Natashia	nata-sha			seitansai	Christmas
Natassia	nata-sha			seitansai	Christmas
Nathalie	natari-			seitansai	Christmas
Nathan	neisan			shuyo	God Bestows
Nathanael	nasanieru			shuyo	God Bestows
Nathanial	nasanieru			shuyo	God Bestows
Nathaniel	nasanieru			shuyo	God Bestows
Neal	ni-ru			yuushou	Champion
Ned	neddo				Blessed Guard
Neil	ni-ru			yuushou	Champion
Nelda	neruda
Nell	neru			jihi	Compassion
Nelle	neru			jihi	Compassion
Nellie	neri-			jihi	Compassion
Nelly	neri-			jihi	Compassion
Nelson	neruson			jihi	Compassion
Nestor	nesuta-
Nettie	netti-			shinkei	God's Grace
Nevaeh	navea			tengoku	Heaven
Newton	nyu-ton				New Town
Nichol	niko-ru			shouri	Victory
Nicholas	nikorasu			shouri	Victory
Nichole	niko-ru			shouri	Victory
Nicholle	niko-ru			shouri	Victory
Nick	nikku			shouri	Victory
Nicki	nikki-			shouri	Victory
Nickie	nikki-			shouri	Victory
Nickolas	nikorasu			shouri	Victory
Nickole	niko-ru			shouri	Victory
Nicky	nikki-			shouri	Victory
Nico	niko			shouri	Victory
Nicol	niko-ru			shouri	Victory
Nicola	nikora			shouri	Victory
Nicolas	nikorasu			shouri	Victory
Nicolasa	nikorasa			shouri	Victory
Nicole	niko-ru			shouri	Victory
Nicolle	niko-ru			shouri	Victory
Nigel	naijeru			kuro	Black
Niki	nikki-			shouri	Victory
Nikki	nikki-			shouri	Victory
Nina	ni-na			shoujo	Girl
Nita	ni-ta				Little Anna
Noah	noa			heion	Tranquil
Noel	noeru			seitansai	Christmas
Noelle	noeru			seitansai	Christmas
Nola	no-ra				White Shoulder
Nolan	no-ran			yuushou	Champion
Nora	no-ra			meiyo	Honor
Norah	no-ra			meiyo	Honor
Norbert	no-ba-to				North Bright
Noreen	nori-n			meiyo	Honor
Norene	nori-n			meiyo	Honor
Norine	nori-n			meiyo	Honor
Norma	no-ma			kitao	Northerner
Norman	no-man			kitao	Northerner

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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.