Bernard (baanaado) in Japanese

The name Bernard in Japanese Katakana is バアナアド which in romaji is baanaado. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Bernard in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ばあなあど.

How do you write Bernard in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "bernard" (romaji: "baanaado") is 花和 (pronounced "hana-wa"), which means "flower harmony".

The western meaning of the name Bernard is "bold as a bear". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 熊勇 (Kyou-yu). This name is pronounced as "kyo-ooh-yoo". The Kanji characters mean "bear" and "courage".

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