Harold (harorudo) in Japanese

The name Harold in Japanese Katakana is ハロルド which in romaji is harorudo. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Harold in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is はろるど.

How do you write Harold in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Harold" is 遥 (Haruo). It is pronounced "ha-ru-o" and it means "distant, far away".

The western meaning of the name Harold is "leader of an army". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 領主 (りょうしゅ), which is pronounced "ryou-shu". This kanji means "lord" or "ruler".

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