Eli (iirai) in Japanese

The name Eli in Japanese Katakana is イイライ which in romaji is iirai. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Eli in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is いいらい.

How do you write Eli in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "eli" (romaji: "iirai") is 伊井来 (いいらい). It is pronounced as "i-i-ra-i". The kanji characters mean "come from the well".

The western meaning of the name Eli is "ascended" or "high". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 高嶺 (Takamine), which is pronounced "tah-kah-mee-neh". The Kanji characters mean "high" (高) and "ridge" (嶺).

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