Nigel (naijeru) in Japanese

The name Nigel in Japanese Katakana is ナイジェル which in romaji is naijeru. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Nigel in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ないじぇる.

How do you write Nigel in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "Nigel" is 苗字 (Nae-ji). It is pronounced as "Nae-ji" with the two syllables being separated by a hyphen. The kanji means "surname".

The western meaning of the name Nigel is "champion". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 覇者 (hasha), which is pronounced "ha-sha". The Kanji characters mean "supreme ruler" or "victor".

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