thank you

hi!

my name is aina...so what is it in japanese?
I know "ai" means love (amIrite?)
would love to see the katakana version of it..

ainangst wrote:

my name is aina...so what is it in japanese?

I'm not sure, but there are better people here (kokuou for example) that might know.

ainangst wrote:

I know "ai" means love (amIrite?)

The kanji �� means love, but there are other kanji that are also read "ai".

ainangst wrote:

would love to see the katakana version of it..

Here you go: �A�C�i

I would write it like this:
���P

���@(ai), as you know, means love.
�P (na) means graceful.

So your name (���P) simply means "Love and Gracefulness" or you could translate this poeticly as "Graceful Love".

KameSan wrote:

I would write it like this: ���P ���@(ai), as you know, means love. �P (na) means graceful. So your name (���P) simply means "Love and Gracefulness" or you could translate this poeticly as "Graceful Love".

I don't know if that character is Chinese (Mandarin/Cantonese) or not, but I've never seen it before

I'm pretty sure I've heard of this as an actual Japanese name before... If not, then it surely can be used without any ��a�� to a Japanese person.

This is how I would write it in ������

����
����
����
����

or even

������

is cute on it's own just like that in hiragana.
Dochira already gave you the katakana, so use which you like the best

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wow! thanks guys!
( dochira , KameSan, kokuou)


You guys hav made me love my name even more!
so is it possible for a japanese to have my name?

EDIT: my name means "eyes"/ "beautiful eyes" in arabic.
it can also mean "where?" (depends on how you pronounce it)
So if its translated to japanese what would it be?

ainangst wrote:

wow! thanks guys! ( dochira , KameSan, kokuou) You guys hav made me love my name even more! so is it possible for a japanese to have my name? EDIT: my name means "eyes"/ "beautiful eyes" in arabic. it can also mean "where?" (depends on how you pronounce it) So if its translated to japanese what would it be?

No prob

Yes, your name could be an actual Japanese name (there are very few that can be, however, you are one of the lucky ones ).

You would use the above suggestions if you were to actually go to Japan, because foreigners' names are pronounced as close to their original pronunciation as possible.

BUT, just for fun, there is an actual Japanese girls name that means "eye(s)."

�� (pronounced "hitomi")

HTH,

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GREAT!

thanks kokuou

Thanks kokuou!!

wahhh!! this thread is soo kawaii!! can someone translate my name?

emma kardina...onegaishimasu!!!

in katagana and the meanings, please...ONEGAISHIMASU!!

chika wrote:

wahhh!! this thread is soo kawaii!! can someone translate my name? emma kardina...onegaishimasu!!! in katagana and the meanings, please...ONEGAISHIMASU!!

Hehe

When names go into katakana, they don't have meanings. Katakana, although originally created from kanji for grammatical markers (YES, BELIEVE IT! Hiragana was invented AFTER katakana ), but is now used for foreign words, names, and the like.

So, your name would be:

�G�}�@�J�[�f�B�i
or
�G�}�@�J���f�B�i

depending on how much of the "R" sound is pronounced, and where the stress falls.

HTH,

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kokuou wrote:

Hehe When names go into katakana, they don't have meanings. Katakana, although originally created from kanji for grammatical markers (YES, BELIEVE IT! Hiragana was invented AFTER katakana ), but is now used for foreign words, names, and the like. So, your name would be: �G�}�@�J�[�f�B�i or �G�}�@�J���f�B�i depending on how much of the "R" sound is pronounced, and where the stress falls. HTH, ������

kawaii!! domo arigatogozaimasu!! what about hiragana? still don't have meanings for my name? what about chika?i used chika for my nickname...

kokuou wrote:

I don't know if that character is Chinese (Mandarin/Cantonese) or not, but I've never seen it before

Yeah, well it's not a Jouyou kanji, it's one of those rare annoying kanji that you hardley ever see. Call me a cheater, but I went looking in my kanji dictionary for all kanji that you could use as "na" in a foreign name. That one was the most 'appealing'. But it's definitley there

Quote:

�P 5531 [5317:9b50] U5a1c B38 S10 N1211 V1211 MN6311 MP3.0712 P1-3-7 I3e6.3 Q4742.7 Ynuo2 Yna4 Wna �_ �i graceful

Chika, if someone else doesn't do your name wile I'm gone, I will in an hour or so, gotta dash to watch a movie.[/quote]

Quote:

Chika, if someone else doesn't do your name wile I'm gone, I will in an hour or so, gotta dash to watch a movie.

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domo arigatogozaimasu!!!
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if emma,in arabic means soft hearted,kind..

chika wrote:

kawaii!! domo arigatogozaimasu!! what about hiragana? still don't have meanings for my name? what about chika?i used chika for my nickname...

Wow, this thread is moving along at REAL TIME speed tonight

Still no meaning with hiragana, since they are only phonetic symbols.

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As for CHIKA, though, that is a Japanese name, but there are SO MANY different renderings for it in kanji:

��� (a thousand beauties)
��� (a thousand summers - NOTE: usually pronounce CHINATSU, but can also be CHIKA)
�m�� (knowledge of fragrances)
�q�� (resourceful beauty)

These are just some of the probably dozens of ways of writing this name.

HTH,

������
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kokuou wrote:

������ is cute on it's own just like that in hiragana. Dochira already gave you the katakana, so use which you like the best ������

so...my name in hiragana would also mean graceful love?

*lovingmynamelovingmynamelovingmyname*

kokuou wrote:

Wow, this thread is moving along at REAL TIME speed tonight Still no meaning with hiragana, since they are only phonetic symbols. ���܁@���[�ł��� ���܁@����ł��� As for CHIKA, though, that is a Japanese name, but there are SO MANY different renderings for it in kanji: ��� (a thousand beauties) ��� (a thousand summers - NOTE: usually pronounce CHINATSU, but can also be CHIKA) �m�� (knowledge of fragrances) �q�� (resourceful beauty) These are just some of the probably dozens of ways of writing this name. HTH, ������

wwahh!! hontoni domo arigatogozaimasu!!!!!!! thanks soooo much!!!!!! HONTONI!!! i really love it!!!

how about �b���q? What's the real meaning? My father failed to explain the true meaning altho he's the one who gave me this name at the first place

P/S: None are Japanese in my family, just that my father said his Japanese friend said �b���q has a good meaning, is it true?

emiko wrote:

how about �b���q? What's the real meaning? My father failed to explain the true meaning altho he's the one who gave me this name at the first place P/S: None are Japanese in my family, just that my father said his Japanese friend said �b���q has a good meaning, is it true?

Awww... that is cute and so cool to get a Japanese name even though you're not Japanese

Your name means literally "blessed beauty child," so something like "a child blessed with beauty."

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trust me altho it looks cool but it's hard to deal with others, because they'll joke around with ur name, simply because it sounds weird for a non-japanese

oh so that's the real meaning, and I thought the �b was from �m�b haha.. so it's from �߂��� afterall.. thanks for confirming this