Ethel (e-thel, eseru)

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Here we offer authentic Japanese Tattoo designs of the name Ethel by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. Remember that names are translated to Japanese by how they are pronounced. So these Japanese Tattoo designs of Ethel are only correct for you if you pronounce Ethel as e-thel. That is the name Ethel (when pronounced e-thel) in Japanese katakana is エセル with the romaji eseru.

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

Translations You Can Trust Look up Ethel in Jeffrey's J/E Dictionary at Ethel. People using this exact same translation are Ethel Merman (エセル・マーマン), Ethel Wales (エセル・ウェイルズ), Ethel Barrymore (エセル・バリモア) and Ethel Griffies (エセル・グリフィーズ). The popular Japanese site Movie Walker also show celebrities named Ethel that use this translation to Japanese.

The name Ethel means "Noble" which in kanji is 高貴 which is read kouki.

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

We also offer Japanese Tattoo designs of Ethel 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 Ethel.

The name Ethel is from the Anglo-Saxon. Learn more about the etymology of Ethel at BehindTheName. Ethel's meaning can also be confirmed on page 350 in The Comprehensive Dictionary of English & Hebrew First Names by Alfred J. Kolatch. Ethel's meaning can also be confirmed on page 94 in A Dictionary of First Names (Oxford Paperback Reference) by Hanks, Hardcastle, and Hodges.