Wayne (wein) in Japanese

The name Wayne in Japanese Katakana is ヱイン which in romaji is wein. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Wayne in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ゑいん.

How do you write Wayne in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "wayne" is 魏音 (Wei-On). The kanji characters mean "the sound of Wei," where Wei is an ancient Chinese state.

The western meaning of the name "Wayne" is derived from the Old English word "wægn" which means wagon or cart. The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 運行, which is pronounced "u-n-ko-u". The Kanji characters mean "transport" or "operation".

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