Ely (iirai) in Japanese

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

How do you write Ely in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "ely" is 伊井来 (pronounced as I-i-ra-i). The kanji characters mean "come from the well".

The western meaning of the name "Ely" is derived from the Hebrew name "Elijah" which means "Yahweh is God". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 聖神 (Sei-Kami), which translates to "holy god".

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