Melba (meruba) in Japanese

The name Melba in Japanese Katakana is メルバ which in romaji is meruba. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Melba in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is めるば.

How do you write Melba in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "melba" is 目羅 (Me-ra). The kanji 目 means "eye" and 羅 means "gauze".

The western meaning of the name Melba is "beautiful" or "splendid". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 美百合 (みひゃくゆり), which is pronounced mi-hya-ku-yu-ri. The kanji characters mean "beautiful" (美) and "hundred lilies" (百合).

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