Olan (ooran) in Japanese

The name Olan in Japanese Katakana is オオラン which in romaji is ooran. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Olan in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is おおらん.

How do you write Olan in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "olan" is 黄蘭 (pronounced: ō-ran). The kanji means "yellow orchid".

The western meaning of the name "Olan" is "ancestor's descendant". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 祖先の子 (Sosen no Ko), which is pronounced so-sen-no-ko. The Kanji characters mean "ancestor" (祖先) and "child" (子).

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