Alton (aruton) in Japanese

The name Alton in Japanese Katakana is アルトン which in romaji is aruton. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Alton in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is あるとん.

How do you write Alton in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "alton" is 阿留頓 (あるとん). It is pronounced "a-ru-ton". The kanji 阿 means "flatter, fawn upon", 留 means "stop, stay, fasten, delay", and 頓 means "suddenly, abruptly".

The western meaning of the name Alton is "old town". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 郷里 (Gōri), which is pronounced as "go-ri". The kanji characters mean "hometown".

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