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 ====== Translations of Names ======
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 This article lists a random assortment of names that I translated into other languages. Currently, it's limited to translations in Japanese.\\
 The [[lb:name transliteration]] article is a counter-part to this one.
 **Note**: I'm thinking of finding some way of reorganizing this page. Not because it's messy, but because variant names and whatnot just don't really work. Currently, variant names and names with the same meaning are all included together. But I'm thinking of properly separating them.
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 ===== Introduction =====
 Some time in the past I was curious as to what my name would be if translated into Japanese, but, to my disappointment, I only found transliterations of my name. This was when I decided to just do it myself.\\
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 It turned out that my name has a rather complicated meaning, so I decided to go at much simpler names first. Eventually, I will be able to say 'that's my name right there!' but, for now, that won't be possible.
 ===== Japanese =====
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 ==== A ====
-  * Aenor
+  ? Aenor
-    * The name either means 'rich & famous'((:neat-words>[[lb:neat words#Names]])), or it's related to 'light'. For the latter meaning, refer to 'Noor'. For the former, the best I could find((:fn:>So far, that is.)) are the following:
+  : The name either means 'rich & famous'((:neat-words>[[lb:neat words#Names]])), or it's related to 'light'. For the latter meaning, refer to 'Noor'. For the former, the best I could find((:fn:>So far, that is.)) are the following:
-      * {{ruby|富子|とみこ}} - (Tomiko) - 'wealth, abundance' with a feminine suffix.
+    * {{ruby|富子|とみこ}} - (Tomiko) - 'wealth, abundance' with a feminine suffix.
-      * {{ruby|裕子|ゆうこ}} - (Yūko) - Same as above.
+    * {{ruby|裕子|ゆうこ}} - (Yūko) - Same as above.
-  * Alicia (and variants thereof)
+  ? Alicia (and variants thereof)
-    * This name means 'nobility'((:neat-words)), so I believe it would be:
+  : This name means 'nobility'((:neat-words)), so I believe it would be:
-      * {{ruby|君子|きみこ}} - (Kimiko) - 'noble' with a feminine suffix.
+    * {{ruby|君子|きみこ}} - (Kimiko) - 'noble' with a feminine suffix.
-  * Arthur
+  ? Arthur
-    * This name has one of three possible meanings((:neat-words)), and I believe that each of them can be translated like so:
+  : This name has one of three possible meanings((:neat-words)), and I believe that each of them can be translated like so:
-      * Artorius has an unknown meaning, but I did find a proposal on Wikipedia suggesting it means 'Descendant/family of the Assembler'((:>[[wp>Artoria_gens]])) - I'll simplify this as 'assembler':
+    - Artorius has an unknown meaning, but I did find a proposal on Wikipedia suggesting it means 'Descendant/family of the Assembler'((:>[[wp>Artoria_gens]])) - I'll simplify this as 'assembler':
-        * {{ruby|建築|けんちく}} - 'to build, to construct'((:>[[https://www.behindthename.com/name/kenchiku/submitted]]))
+      * {{ruby|建築|けんちく}} - 'to build, to construct'((:>[[https://www.behindthename.com/name/kenchiku/submitted]]))
-        * {{ruby|造|つくる}} - 'to make, build, construct'((:>[[https://www.behindthename.com/name/tsukuru/submitted]]))
+      * {{ruby|造|つくる}} - 'to make, build, construct'((:>[[https://www.behindthename.com/name/tsukuru/submitted]]))
-      * 'Bear' or 'Bear man':
+    - 'Bear' or 'Bear man':
-        * {{ruby|熊|くま}} - 'Bear'((:fn:>Can't yet verify if this is actually used as a name.))
+      * {{ruby|熊|くま}} - 'Bear'((:fn:>Can't yet verify if this is actually used as a name.))
-      * The third possibility is that Arthur derives from an old Irish word meaning 'stone'. I'm currently((:fn:>Meaning at this particularly moment.)) having difficulty locating this particular one.
+    - The third possibility is that Arthur derives from an old Irish word meaning 'stone'. I'm currently((:fn:>Meaning at this particularly moment.)) having difficulty locating this particular one.
 ==== E ====
-  * Estelle
+  ? Estelle
-    * Variants:
+  : Variants:
-    * This name means 'star'((:neat-words)) in the original lingua. So I believe it would work as:
+  : This name means 'star'((:neat-words)) in the original lingua. So I believe it would work as:
-      * {{ruby|星|ほし}} - (Hoshi) - meaning 'star.'
+    * {{ruby|星|ほし}} - (Hoshi) - meaning 'star.'
 ==== K ====
-  * Keira/Ciara
+  ? Keira/Ciara
-    * This one means 'black'((:neat-words)) in the original lingua - I think I can safely say this would become:
+  : This one means 'black'((:neat-words)) in the original lingua - I think I can safely say this would become:
-      * {{ruby|黒|くろ}} - (Kuro) - which means 'black'.
+    * {{ruby|黒|くろ}} - (Kuro) - which means 'black'.
-    * However, it should not be forgotten that 'Ciara' is a feminine version of the original word. So, logically, the translation should also be feminized:
+  : However, it should not be forgotten that 'Ciara' is a feminine version of the original word. So, logically, the translation should also be feminized:
-      * {{ruby|黒子|くろこ}} - (Kuroko) - Which means 'black girl/child' ((:fn:>{{ruby|子|こ}} - (Ko) is a frequently used suffix in Japanese for feminine names.)).
+    * {{ruby|黒子|くろこ}} - (Kuroko) - Which means 'black girl/child' ((:fn:>{{ruby|子|こ}} - (Ko) is a frequently used suffix in Japanese for feminine names.)).
 ==== L ====
-  * Lancelot
+  ? Lancelot
-    * This name means 'land' (probably):
+  : This name means 'land' (probably):
-      * {{ruby|陸|りく}} - 'land'
+    * {{ruby|陸|りく}} - 'land'
-  * Lilian (and variations thereof)
+  ? Lilian (and variations thereof)
-    * This name is a variant of 'Lily'((:neat-words)) which is a flower, and Japanese has a direct name:
+  : This name is a variant of 'Lily'((:neat-words)) which is a flower, and Japanese has a direct name:
-      * {{ruby|百合|ゆり}} - (Yuri)
+    * {{ruby|百合|ゆり}} - (Yuri)
 ==== M ====
-  * Maybel (and variations thereof)
+  ? Maybel (and variations thereof)
-    * This name means 'lovable'((:neat-words)). 可愛い(Kawaii) is close in meaning to this so:
+  : This name means 'lovable'((:neat-words)). 可愛い(Kawaii) is close in meaning to this so:
-      * {{ruby|可愛|あい}} - (Ai)
+    * {{ruby|可愛|あい}} - (Ai)
 ==== N ====
-  * Niamh
+  ? Niamh
-    * This name has the same meaning as Noor, so refer to that for translations.
+  : This name has the same meaning as Noor, so refer to that for translations.
-  * Noor (and variations thereof)
+  ? Noor (and variations thereof)
-    * This name means 'light'((:neat-words)) in the original lingua, so I believe it would become:
+  : This name means 'light'((:neat-words)) in the original lingua, so I believe it would become:
-      * {{ruby|光|ひかり}} - (Hikari) - which means 'light.'
+    * {{ruby|光|ひかり}} - (Hikari) - which means 'light.'
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 ===== Trivilinks =====
-  * For a quick and easy way of transliterating English to Katakana, use [[https://www.sljfaq.org/cgi/e2k.cgi|this converter]] by the sljfaq.
-  * I've (perhaps temporarily or not) added ateji transcriptions of the various transliterations, as a little bonus. I'm using the sljfaq [[https://www.sljfaq.org/cgi/name-kanji.cgi|converter]] for that.
-    * **Note 1 on Ateji**: I base the meanings off of the meanings of the individual Kanji characters, which I then try to 'convert' into something that makes sense.
-    * **Note 2 on Ateji**: These are really more for fun than anything else. If, for whatever reason, you want to actually use Kanji with original pronunciations, I would recommend just using the translated kanji, and then assigning it the original pronunciation. Ex.: {{ruby|百合|リリ}}(Riri).
   * I use BehindTheName to find the meanings of names. I would use a proper etymological dictionary, but I don't own any.
   * I was gonna start adding some names translated to English, but I changed my mind (for now).