Hortense (hootensu) in Japanese

The name Hortense in Japanese Katakana is ホオテンス which in romaji is hootensu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Hortense in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ほおてんす.

How do you write Hortense in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name would be 芳天瀬 (ほうてんせ, hō-ten-se). The kanji characters mean "fragrant sky stream".

The western meaning of the name Hortense is "from the garden". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 芳蘭 (Hōran). It is pronounced "ho-o-ran". The kanji characters mean "fragrant orchid".

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