Waldo (worudo) in Japanese

The name Waldo in Japanese Katakana is ヲルド which in romaji is worudo. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Waldo in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is をるど.

How do you write Waldo in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "Waldo" would be 和老 (Wāró). It is pronounced "wa-ro". The kanji means "peaceful old man".

The western meaning of the name "Waldo" is derived from the Old Germanic name "Waldhar", which means "ruler of the army". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 戦軍統制者 (Sengun Touseisha), which is pronounced sen-gun-tou-sei-sha. The kanji 戦軍 (Sengun) means "army", 統制 (Tousei) means "control", and 者 (Sha) means "person".

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