Nellie (nerii) in Japanese

The name Nellie in Japanese Katakana is ネリイ which in romaji is nerii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Nellie in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ねりい.

How do you write Nellie in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Nellie" (romaji: "nerii") is 練衣, which is pronounced ne-rii and means "refined clothing".

The western meaning of the name "Nellie" is "bright and shining one". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 明り (Akari). It is pronounced "a-ka-ri" and the kanji mean "bright" or "light".

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