Elke (eruke) in Japanese

The name Elke in Japanese Katakana is エルケ which in romaji is eruke. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Elke in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is えるけ.

How do you write Elke in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "elke" (romaji: "eruke") is 絵留華, pronounced "e-ru-ke". The kanji 絵 means "picture", 留 means "stop" or "remain", and 華 means "flower".

The western meaning of the name Elke is "noble". The closest matching Kanji name would be 英輝, which is pronounced "ei-ki". The kanji characters mean "noble" and "radiance".

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