Marilyn (maririn) in Japanese

The name Marilyn in Japanese Katakana is マリリン which in romaji is maririn. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Marilyn in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is まりりん.

How do you write Marilyn in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "marilyn" is 真理凛 (pronounced ma-ri-ri-n). The kanji 真 means "true" and 理 means "reason" or "logic". 凛 means "dignified", "cold", or "stern".

The western meaning of the name Marilyn is "star of the sea". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 海星, which is pronounced as "umi-sei". The kanji characters mean "sea" and "star".

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