Elsie (erushii) in Japanese

The name Elsie in Japanese Katakana is エルシイ which in romaji is erushii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Elsie in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is えるしい.

How do you write Elsie in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Erushii" is 絵留子 (pronounced "E-ru-shi-ko"), which means "picture retention child".

The western meaning of the name Elsie is "God is my oath". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 神諭 (Kami-yaku), which is pronounced ka-mi-ya-ku. The Kanji characters mean "divine decree".

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