Cornell (kooneru) in Japanese

The name Cornell in Japanese Katakana is コオネル which in romaji is kooneru. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Cornell in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is こおねる.

How do you write Cornell in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Cornell" is 紺鈴 (Konneru). It is pronounced "Ko-n-ne-ru". The kanji 紺 means "dark blue" and 鈴 means "bell".

The western meaning of the name Cornell is "from the crown hill". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning would be 王冠丘 (ō-kān-kyū), which translates to "crown hill".

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