Silvia (shirubia) in Japanese

The name Silvia in Japanese Katakana is シルビア which in romaji is shirubia. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Silvia in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is しるびあ.

How do you write Silvia in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Silvia" is 紫麗花 (Shirubia). It is pronounced shi-ru-bi-a and it means "purple beautiful flower".

The western meaning of the name Silvia is "from the forest". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 森羅 (Shin-ra). This name is pronounced "shi-n-ra" and the kanji mean "forest" and "all".

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