In Kanji

Natalie

Here are 5 ways Natalie 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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奈太莉ナ・タ・リ
Good meaning
奈
ナ

Literal meaning

a flowering fruit tree

Good meaning
太
タ

Literal meaning

thick and strong

Good meaningStrong
莉
リ

Literal meaning

jasmine

Good meaning
薙太黎ナ・タ・リ
Good meaning
薙
ナ

Literal meaning

to cut down in one level sweep

Good meaningStrong
太
タ

Literal meaning

thick and strong

Good 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.

泣堕離ナ・タ・リ
Dark meaning
泣
ナ

Literal meaning

to weep

Dark meaning
堕
タ

Literal meaning

to fall

Dark meaning
離
リ

Literal meaning

to be parted

Dark meaning
那田里ナ・タ・リ
Neutral meaning
那
ナ

Literal meaning

chosen for its sound

Neutral meaning
田
タ

Literal meaning

rice field

Neutral meaning
里
リ

Literal meaning

the village you come home to

Neutral meaning
名多璃ナ・タ・リ
Good meaning
名
ナ

Literal meaning

a name

Good meaning
多
タ

Literal meaning

many

Good meaning
璃
リ

Literal meaning

coloured glass

Good meaning

Another meaning

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The same sounds can be written with other characters — kinder ones, darker ones. Swap any of them until it says what you want, then put it on a hoodie, a tee, a mug or a sticker.

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