Kelly (kerii) in Japanese

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

How do you write Kelly in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "kelly" (romaji: "kerii") is 慶里, pronounced as "ke-ri". The kanji 慶 means "celebrate" and 里 means "village".

The western meaning of the name Kelly is "warrior" or "brave". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 戦士 (senshi), pronounced "sen-shi". The kanji literally means "warrior".

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