Sylvia (shirubia) in Japanese

Sylvia in Katakana

シルビア

Sylvia in Romaji

shirubia

Sylvia in Hiragana

しるびあ

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

How do you write Sylvia in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Sylvia" is 紗留美 (Shirubi). It is pronounced "sha-ru-bi". The kanji 紗 means "gauze" and 留 means "to stay" or "to remain", and 美 means "beauty".

The western meaning of the name Sylvia is “from the forest”. The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 森羅 (Shinra). It is pronounced “shi-n-ra”. The Kanji characters mean “forest” (森) and “spread” (羅).