Kelley (kerii) in Japanese

The name Kelley in Japanese Katakana is ケリイ which in romaji is kerii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Kelley in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is けりい.

How do you write Kelley in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Kerii" would be 桐井 (Kiri-i). The kanji 桐 means "paulownia tree" and 井 means "well".

The western meaning of the name Kelley is "warrior" or "brave". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 戦士 (senshi), pronounced "sen-shi". The kanji 戦 means "war" or "battle", and the kanji 士 means "warrior" or "knight".

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