Elvira (erubaira) in Japanese

The name Elvira in Japanese Katakana is エルバイラ which in romaji is erubaira. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Elvira in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is えるばいら.

How do you write Elvira in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "elvira" is 絵留平, pronounced "eh-ru-bai-ra". The kanji 絵 (eh) means "picture", 留 (ru) means "to stay", and 平 (bai-ra) means "peaceful".

The western meaning of the name Elvira is "true" or "trustworthy". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning would be 真実 (Shin-Jitsu), which is pronounced "shin-jee-tsoo". The kanji characters mean "true" and "reality".

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