Shirley (shaarii) in Japanese

The name Shirley in Japanese Katakana is シャアリイ which in romaji is shaarii. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Shirley in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is しゃありい.

How do you write Shirley in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "Shirley" is 紗衣 (pronounced sa-i). This kanji name means "gauze clothing".

The western meaning of the name Shirley is "bright meadow". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 昭良 (Shōryō). It is pronounced "sho-o-ryo". The Kanji characters mean "bright" and "good".

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