Alvin (arubin) in Japanese

The name Alvin in Japanese Katakana is アルビン which in romaji is arubin. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Alvin in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is あるびん.

How do you write Alvin in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "alvin" (romaji: "arubin") is 亜留美, which is pronounced "a-ru-bi". The kanji mean "second generation beauty".

The western meaning of the name Alvin is "noble friend". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 憲友 (Ken-yuu), which is pronounced "ken-yoo". The kanji characters mean "constitution" and "friend".

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