Giles (jairuzu) in Japanese

The name Giles in Japanese Katakana is ジャイルズ which in romaji is jairuzu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Giles in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is じゃいるず.

How do you write Giles in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "Giles" is 詰利助 (つめりすけ), pronounced as tsu-me-ri-su-ke. The kanji characters mean "helpful in solving problems".

The western meaning of the name Giles is "shield of goats". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 羊の盾 (Hitsuji no Tate), which is pronounced "hi-tsu-ji-no-ta-te". The Kanji characters mean "goat" (羊) and "shield" (盾).

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