Allen (aren) in Japanese

The name Allen in Japanese Katakana is アレン which in romaji is aren. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Allen in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is あれん.

How do you write Allen in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "Allen" is 阿蓮 (pronounced "Ah-ren") which means "lotus".

The western meaning of the name Allen is "handsome" or "noble". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 安良 (An-ryou). This name is pronounced "ah-n-ryo-ooh". The Kanji characters mean "peaceful" and "good".

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