Wilbur (wirubaa) in Japanese

The name Wilbur in Japanese Katakana is ヰルバア which in romaji is wirubaa. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Wilbur in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ゐるばあ.

How do you write Wilbur in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "wilbur" is 尉留 (pronounced: i-ru). The kanji means "to detain; to keep in custody".

The western meaning of the name Wilbur is "bright, brilliant, or shining". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 明煌 (mei-kou). This is pronounced with two syllables: mei-kou. The kanji characters mean "bright" and "brilliant".

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