Merna (maana) in Japanese

The name Merna in Japanese Katakana is マアナ which in romaji is maana. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Merna in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is まあな.

How do you write Merna in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "merna" is 眞那 (まな). It is pronounced "ma-na" and it means "true/real/genuine".

The western meaning of the name "Merna" is "joyful". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 楽しい (tanoshii), which is pronounced ta-no-shi-i and means "joyful".

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