Aretha (aresa) in Japanese

The name Aretha in Japanese Katakana is アレサ which in romaji is aresa. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Aretha in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is あれさ.

How do you write Aretha in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "aretha" is 有礼 (pronounced "aru-rei"), which means "courtesy".

The western meaning of the name "Aretha" is derived from the Greek word "aretē", meaning "virtue" or "excellence". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 美徳 (bitoku), which is pronounced "bi-to-ku". The kanji characters mean "beauty" and "virtue".

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