Gerard (jeraado) in Japanese

The name Gerard in Japanese Katakana is ジェラアド which in romaji is jeraado. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Gerard in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is じぇらあど.

How do you write Gerard in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "Gerard" is 慈羅德 (Jirādo). It is pronounced "ji-raa-do". The kanji mean "mercy" and "rule".

The western meaning of the name Gerard is "brave spearman". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 豪傑 (Gōketsu), which is pronounced as "go-o-ke-tsu". The Kanji characters mean "brave" and "great".

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