Nell (neru) in Japanese

The name Nell in Japanese Katakana is ネル which in romaji is neru. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Nell in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ねる.

How do you write Nell in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "nell" (romaji: "neru") is 練 (pronounced ne-ru), which means to practice or to knead.

The western meaning of the name "Nell" is derived from the Greek name "Eleanor", which means "light". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 照 (teru). It is pronounced as "te-ru" and the kanji means "light/shine".

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