Melvin (merubin) in Japanese

The name Melvin in Japanese Katakana is メルビン which in romaji is merubin. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Melvin in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is めるびん.

How do you write Melvin in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Melvin" is 滅鱗 (merubin). It is pronounced "me-ru-bin". The kanji mean "extinguish scales" or "destroy scales".

The western meaning of the name Melvin is "council friend". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 恵友 (えゆう), which is pronounced "eh-yuu". The Kanji characters mean "blessing" and "friend".

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