Neil (niiru) in Japanese

The name Neil in Japanese Katakana is ニイル which in romaji is niiru. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Neil in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is にいる.

How do you write Neil in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "neil" is 仁一 (Ni-I-Ru). The kanji means "benevolence and one".

The western meaning of the name Neil is "champion". The closest matching Kanji name would be ニール (Nīru). It is pronounced as "nee-ru". The Kanji characters mean "sun" and "wheel".

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