Dolly (dorii) in Japanese

The name Dolly in Japanese Katakana is ドリイ which in romaji is dorii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Dolly in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is どりい.

How do you write Dolly in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "dolly" (romaji: "dorii") is 道理 (どうり). It is pronounced as "dou-ri" and it means "reason".

The western meaning of the name "Dolly" is a diminutive of the name Dorothy, meaning gift of God. The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 神賜 (Kami-Tama), which is pronounced ka-mee-ta-ma. The Kanji characters mean "God" and "bestow".

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