Ellen (eren) in Japanese

The name Ellen in Japanese Katakana is エレン which in romaji is eren. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Ellen in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is えれん.

How do you write Ellen in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "ellen" is 絵蓮 (pronounced e-ren), which means "picture lotus".

The western meaning of the name Ellen is "light". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 照 (Shō) which is pronounced "sho-oh". The kanji means "shine" or "illuminate".

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