Helen (heren) in Japanese

The name Helen in Japanese Katakana is ヘレン which in romaji is heren. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Helen in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is へれん.

How do you write Helen in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Helen" is 赫連 (pronounced "ha-ren"), which means "brilliant/glorious chain".

The western meaning of the name Helen is "light" or "bright one". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 聖音 (sei-on), which means "holy sound".

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