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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
Wade	weido			shinkou	Advance
Waldo	worudo			touchi	Rule
Waleska	varesuka			shouri	Victory
Walker	wo-ka-				Fuller of Cloth
Wallace	woresu				Welsh
Wally	wori-
Walt	woruto			shougun	General
Walter	woruta-			shougun	General
Walton	woruton			kawamura	River Town
Wanda	wanda				[Unknown]
Wanita	wanita			shinkei	God's Grace
Ward	wo-do			keibi	Guard
Waris	warisu			koukei	Successor
Warner	wa-na-			eihei	Army Guard
Warren	woren			hogo	Protect
Waylon	weiron			michino	Road Land
Wayne	wein			nibasha	Wagon
Weldon	werudon			izumioka	Spring Hill
Wendell	wenderu			tabibito	Wanderer
Wendi	wendi			tomo	Friend
Wendie	wendi			tomo	Friend
Wendolyn	wendorin				Blessed Ring
Wendy	wendi			tomo	Friend
Wenona	winona			choujo	First Born
Werner	wa-na-			eihei	Army Guard
Wes	wesu			nishino	West Meadow
Wesam	wesamu
Wesley	wesuri-			nishino	West Meadow
Weston	wesuton			nishimura	West Town
Whit	witto
Whitney	wittoni-			shiroshima	White Island
Wil	wiru			yuubou	Resolute Protector
Wilber	wiruba-			yuubou	Resolute Protector
Wilbert	wiruba-to			iki	Will Bright
Wilbur	wiruba-			yuubou	Resolute Protector
Wilburn	wiruba-n			yuubou	Resolute Protector
Wilda	wiruda			yanagi	Willow
Wiley	wairi-			terahara	Temple Field
Wilford	wirufo-do			yanagise	Willow Ford
Wilfred	wirufureddo			kiwa	Desire Peace
Wilfredo	wirufureddo			kiwa	Desire Peace
Wilfrid	wirufuriddo			kiwa	Desire Peace
Will	wiru			yuubou	Resolute Protector
Willa	wira			yuubou	Resolute Protector
Willard	wira-do			iryoku	Will-Power
William	wiriamu			yuubou	Resolute Protector
Willian	wirian			yuubou	Resolute Protector
Willie	wiri-			yuubou	Resolute Protector
Willis	wirisu			danko	Determined
Willow	wiro-			yanagi	Willow
Willy	wiri-			yuubou	Resolute Protector
Wilma	wiruma			yuubou	Resolute Protector
Wilmer	wiruma-			iryoku	Will-Power
Wilson	wiruson			yuubou	Resolute Protector
Wilton	wiruton			imura	Well Town
Winford	winfo-do			nose	Field Ford
Winfred	winfureddo			tomokazu	Friend Peace
Winifred	winifureddo			kiwa	Joy Peace
Winnie	wini-			kiwa	Joy Peace
Winnifred	winifureddo			kiwa	Joy Peace
Winona	winona			choujo	First Born
Winston	winsuton			kanseki	Joy Stone
Winter	winta-				Winter
Wolf	urufu				Wolf
Wolfe	urufu				Wolf
Wolfgang	worufugangu				Wolf Path
Woodie	uddi-			moriya	Forest Home
Woodrow	uddoro-			moriya	Forest Home
Woody	uddi-			moriya	Forest Home
Wyatt	waiatto			sen'yuu	War Brave
Wynona	winona			choujo	First Born

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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.