In Kanji

Marilyn

Here are 5 ways Marilyn could be written. Japanese has thousands of characters, and several can carry the same sound — so a name can be written more than one way, and each way means something different. Here is what each one actually says.

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舞莉凛マ・リ・リン
Good meaning
舞
マ

Literal meaning

dance

Good meaning
莉
リ

Literal meaning

jasmine

Good meaning
凛
リン

Literal meaning

dignified, bracingly cold

Good meaningStrong
魔黎凛マ・リ・リン
Dark meaning
魔
マ

Literal meaning

a demon, and the thing that takes hold of you

Dark meaningStrong
黎
リ

Literal meaning

dark; black

Good meaningStrong

Usage note: In the compound 黎明, the word means dawn. That is not the standalone definition of 黎.

The story behind this design

A wish for a new dawn beyond the long night.

A creative wish, not a literal translation.

凛
リン

Literal meaning

dignified, bracingly cold

Good meaningStrong
魔離臨マ・リ・リン
Dark meaning
魔
マ

Literal meaning

a demon, and the thing that takes hold of you

Dark meaningStrong
離
リ

Literal meaning

to be parted

Dark meaning
臨
リン

Literal meaning

to face; to attend; to be present

Dark meaning

The story behind this design

May you face important moments with courage.

A creative wish, not a literal translation.

巻里鱗マ・リ・リン
Neutral meaning
巻
マ

Literal meaning

scroll, to roll

Neutral meaning
里
リ

Literal meaning

the village you come home to

Neutral meaning
鱗
リン

Literal meaning

scales

Neutral meaningStrong
真璃輪マ・リ・リン
Good meaning
真
マ

Literal meaning

true, genuine

Good meaning
璃
リ

Literal meaning

coloured glass

Good meaning
輪
リン

Literal meaning

a ring, a wheel

Good meaning

Another meaning

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