In Kanji

Montgomery

Here are 5 ways Montgomery 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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紋悟芽莉唯モン・ゴ・メ・リ・イ
Good meaning
紋
モン

Literal meaning

a family crest

Good meaning
悟
ゴ

Literal meaning

to wake up to something

Good meaning
芽
メ

Literal meaning

a bud just opening

Good meaning
莉
リ

Literal meaning

jasmine

Good meaning
唯
イ

Literal meaning

the only one

Good meaning
門業命黎猪モン・ゴ・メ・リ・イ
Dark meaning
門
モン

Literal meaning

a gate

Neutral meaning
業
ゴ

Literal meaning

karma, the deed you carry

Dark meaningStrong
命
メ

Literal meaning

life; a command

Good meaningStrong

Usage note: Used in 生命 (life), 命令 (a command), and 運命 (fate); these are different words.

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.

猪
イ

Literal meaning

a wild boar

Neutral meaningStrong
悶業滅離威モン・ゴ・メ・リ・イ
Dark meaning
悶
モン

Literal meaning

to writhe

Dark meaning
業
ゴ

Literal meaning

karma, the deed you carry

Dark meaningStrong
滅
メ

Literal meaning

to be wiped out

Dark meaning
離
リ

Literal meaning

to be parted

Dark meaning
威
イ

Literal meaning

a commanding presence

Dark meaningStrong
門吾目里猪モン・ゴ・メ・リ・イ
Neutral meaning
門
モン

Literal meaning

a gate

Neutral meaning
吾
ゴ

Literal meaning

I, myself

Neutral meaning
目
メ

Literal meaning

an eye

Neutral meaning
里
リ

Literal meaning

the village you come home to

Neutral meaning
猪
イ

Literal meaning

a wild boar

Neutral meaningStrong
門吾明璃衣モン・ゴ・メ・リ・イ
Neutral meaning
門
モン

Literal meaning

a gate

Neutral meaning
吾
ゴ

Literal meaning

I, myself

Neutral meaning
明
メ

Literal meaning

bright, clear

Good meaning
璃
リ

Literal meaning

coloured glass

Good meaning
衣
イ

Literal meaning

garment, robe

Good meaning

Another meaning

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