Yan (yahn, yan)

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Here we offer authentic Japanese Tattoo designs of the name Yan by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. Remember that names are translated to Japanese by how they are pronounced. So these Japanese Tattoo designs of Yan are only correct for you if you pronounce Yan as yahn. That is the name Yan (when pronounced yahn) in Japanese katakana is ヤン with the romaji yan.

The standard way that names are translated to Japanese is with katakana. And these are the samples we show above. We also offer Yan in hiragana which while not standard may be preferred when a more feminine Japanese Tattoo design of Yan is wanted. Yan in hiragana is やん.

Translations You Can Trust Look up Yan in Jeffrey's J/E Dictionary at Yan. People using this exact same translation are Inez Yan (イネス・ヤン) and Yan Feldman (ヤン・フェルドマン). The popular Japanese site Movie Walker also show celebrities named Yan that use this translation to Japanese.

The name Yan means "God's Grace" which in kanji is 神恵 which is read shinkei.

If you are only interested in a Japanese Tattoo Design of the meaning of the name Yan then click on the image for all the available options.

We also offer Japanese Tattoo designs of Yan that have both the pronunciation in kana and the meaning in kanji. If you scroll down you will see several tattoo designs that translate both the prounciation and the meaning of the name Yan.

Learn more about the etymology of Yan at BehindTheName.