Zelma (zeruma) in Japanese

The name Zelma in Japanese Katakana is ゼルマ which in romaji is zeruma. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Zelma in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ぜるま.

How do you write Zelma in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "zelma" is 瀬留馬 (Seruma). It is pronounced se-ru-ma, and the kanji mean "to remain/stop + horse".

The western meaning of the name Zelma is "protector of peace". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 安穏 (An-on). This name is pronounced A-n-o-n and the kanji characters mean "peaceful" and "calm".

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