Ethel (eseru) in Japanese

The name Ethel in Japanese Katakana is エセル which in romaji is eseru. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Ethel in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is えせる.

How do you write Ethel in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "ethel" is 衛輝 (pronounced e-sei-ki). The kanji 衛 means "protection" and 輝 means "brightness, luster".

The western meaning of the name Ethel is "noble". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 貴婦 (Kifu), which is pronounced as "Ki-fu". The kanji characters mean "noble" (貴) and "woman" (婦).

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