Pat (patto) in Japanese

The name Pat in Japanese Katakana is パット which in romaji is patto. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Pat in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ぱっと.

How do you write Pat in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "pat" is 八斗 (pronounced "hachi-dō"), which means "eight measures".

The western meaning of the name "Pat" is derived from the Latin word "patricius" which means "noble". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 端徳 (たんとく), which is pronounced "tan-toku". The Kanji characters mean "edge" and "virtue".

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