Hilton (hiruton) in Japanese

The name Hilton in Japanese Katakana is ヒルトン which in romaji is hiruton. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Hilton in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ひるとん.

How do you write Hilton in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "hilton" is 姫頓 (ひめとん) and it is pronounced "hi-me-ton". The kanji characters mean "princess" and "stop, pause".

The western meaning of the name "Hilton" is derived from an Old English surname, which is thought to mean "hill town." The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning would be "Hiruton," which is pronounced "hee-roo-ton." The Kanji characters used to spell this name mean "hill" and "town."

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