Verna (baana) in Japanese

The name Verna in Japanese Katakana is バアナ which in romaji is baana. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Verna in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ばあな.

How do you write Verna in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "verna" (romaji: "baana") is 羽南, which is pronounced as "ha-na". The kanji 羽 means "feather" and 南 means "south".

The western meaning of the name Verna is "springtime". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 春菜 (haru-na), which is pronounced "ha-ru-na". The Kanji characters mean "spring" and "vegetable".

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