Declan (dekuran) in Japanese

The name Declan in Japanese Katakana is デクラン which in romaji is dekuran. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Declan in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is でくらん.

How do you write Declan in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Declan" is 出蘭 (でくらん), pronounced de-ku-ran. The kanji means "emerge/come out + orchid".

The western meaning of the name Declan is "full of goodness". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 善徳 (Zen-toku). It is pronounced as Ze-n-to-ku. The Kanji characters mean "goodness" and "virtue".

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