Barney (baanii) in Japanese

The name Barney in Japanese Katakana is バアニイ which in romaji is baanii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Barney in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ばあにい.

How do you write Barney in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "Barney" is 芭尼 (pronounced "ba-ni"). The kanji characters mean "fragrant" and "person".

The western meaning of the name "Barney" is "bold as a bear". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 熊勇 (Kuma Isamu), which is pronounced "ku-ma-i-sa-mu". The kanji characters mean "bear" and "brave".

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