Helena (herena) in Japanese

The name Helena in Japanese Katakana is ヘレナ which in romaji is herena. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Helena in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is へれな.

How do you write Helena in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Helena" is 葉蓮菜 (はれな). It is pronounced "ha-re-na" and the kanji mean "leaf lotus vegetable".

The western meaning of the name Helena is "light, torch, bright one". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 明日香 (あすか), which is pronounced as "a-su-ka". The Kanji characters mean "bright" (明) and "fragrance" (日香).

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