Steve (sutiibu) in Japanese

The name Steve in Japanese Katakana is スティイブ which in romaji is sutiibu. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Steve in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is すてぃいぶ.

How do you write Steve in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "Steve" is 俊一 (Shun'ichi). It is pronounced as "shun-ee-chee". The kanji characters mean "talented" and "one".

The western meaning of the name "Steve" is derived from the Greek name "Stephanos", which means "crown" or "garland". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 聖斐 (Sei-Hi). The Kanji characters mean "holy" and "beautiful".

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