Dorris (dorisu) in Japanese

The name Dorris in Japanese Katakana is ドリス which in romaji is dorisu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Dorris in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is どりす.

How do you write Dorris in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "dorris" is 泥子 (doro-shi). This name is pronounced with two syllables: do-ro-shi. The kanji characters mean "mud" and "child" respectively.

The western meaning of the name Dorris is "from the sea". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 海里 (Umi-ri), which is pronounced "oo-mee-ree". The kanji characters mean "sea" and "village".

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