Alba (aruba) in Japanese

The name Alba in Japanese Katakana is アルバ which in romaji is aruba. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Alba in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is あるば.

How do you write Alba in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "alba" is 阿留波 (あるば). It is pronounced "a-ru-ba" and the kanji mean "to stay/remain + wave/ripple".

The western meaning of the name "Alba" is "dawn" or "white". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 曙 (あけぼの, akebono), which is pronounced "ah-keh-boh-noh". The Kanji characters mean "dawn" or "daybreak".

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