Bobby (bobii) in Japanese

The name Bobby in Japanese Katakana is ボビイ which in romaji is bobii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Bobby in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ぼびい.

How do you write Bobby in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "bobby" is 坊ちゃん (ぼうちゃん), pronounced "bou-chan". The kanji 坊 means "young boy" and ちゃん is a suffix used to refer to someone younger than you.

The western meaning of the name Bobby is "bright fame". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 明名 (Mei-Na), which is pronounced with two syllables: Mei-Na. The kanji 明 means "bright" and 名 means "name".

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