Wilma (wiruma) in Japanese

The name Wilma in Japanese Katakana is ヰルマ which in romaji is wiruma. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Wilma in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ゐるま.

How do you write Wilma in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "wilma" is 和留磨 (わるま) which is pronounced wa-ru-ma. The kanji 和 means "peace" or "harmony", 留 means "stop" or "stay", and 磨 means "grind".

The western meaning of the name Wilma is "resolute protector". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 明防 (mei-bou), which is pronounced "may-boh". The kanji characters mean "bright" and "protection".

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