Maeve (meebu) in Japanese

The name Maeve in Japanese Katakana is メエブ which in romaji is meebu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Maeve in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is めえぶ.

How do you write Maeve in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Maeve" would be 芽衣 (Mei-i). The kanji 芽 means "bud" and 衣 means "clothes". Together, the name 芽衣 can be interpreted as "budding clothes", or "clothes of a new beginning".

The western meaning of the name Maeve is "she who intoxicates". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 酔いしれる (Yoi-shire-ru). This name is pronounced with three syllables: yoi (yo-ee), shi (shee), and re (reh). The kanji characters mean "to become intoxicated".

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