Marianna (mariana) in Japanese

The name Marianna in Japanese Katakana is マリアナ which in romaji is mariana. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Marianna in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is まりあな.

How do you write Marianna in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Marianna" is 真里杏 (まりあん), pronounced as "ma-ri-an". The kanji 真 (ま) means "true", 里 (り) means "village" and 杏 (あん) means "apricot".

The western meaning of the name Marianna is "star of the sea". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 海星 (うみぼし), which is pronounced "u-mi-bo-shi". The kanji characters mean "sea" and "star" respectively.

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