Shelly (sherii) in Japanese

The name Shelly in Japanese Katakana is シェリイ which in romaji is sherii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Shelly in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is しぇりい.

How do you write Shelly in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Shelly" is 瀬麗 (Serei). It is pronounced "se-rei" and it means "beautiful rapids".

The western meaning of the name Shelly is derived from the Old English name "Sceldwea" which means "shield of protection". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 盾韋 (Tatewai), which is pronounced "tah-teh-wah-ee". The Kanji characters mean "shield" (盾) and "protection" (韋).

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