Marlie (maarii) in Japanese

The name Marlie in Japanese Katakana is マアリイ which in romaji is maarii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Marlie in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is まありい.

How do you write Marlie in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "marlie" is 麻里 (pronounced "ma-ri"). The kanji 麻 (ma) means "hemp" or "flax" and 里 (ri) means "village".

The western meaning of the name Marlie is "from the sea meadow". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 海芝 (Umi-Shiba), which is pronounced "oo-mee-shee-bah". The kanji characters mean "sea" and "lawn".

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