Dave (deibu) in Japanese

The name Dave in Japanese Katakana is デイブ which in romaji is deibu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Dave in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is でいぶ.

How do you write Dave in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "dave" (romaji: "deibu") is 出部, pronounced "de-i-bu". The kanji means "to leave a group or organization".

The western meaning of the name "Dave" is derived from the Hebrew name "David", which means "beloved". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 愛しい (Itoshii), which is pronounced "ee-toh-shee". The Kanji characters mean "beloved" or "dear".

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