In Kanji

Oliver

Here are 5 ways Oliver 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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Oliver in kanji, on a hoodie, tee, mug or sticker

Pick any of the versions below — the kind ones or the dark ones — and it goes on the item you choose. Printed in the US when you order.

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音莉葉オ・リ・バ
Good meaning
音
オ

Literal meaning

sound

Good meaning
莉
リ

Literal meaning

jasmine

Good meaning
葉
バ

Literal meaning

leaf

Good meaning
王黎蛮オ・リ・バ
Dark meaning
王
オ

Literal meaning

king

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.

蛮
バ

Literal meaning

wild, unruly

Dark meaningStrong
汚離蛮オ・リ・バ
Dark meaning
汚
オ

Literal meaning

filth — what has been stained and will not come clean

Dark meaning
離
リ

Literal meaning

to be parted

Dark meaning
蛮
バ

Literal meaning

wild, unruly

Dark meaningStrong
央里馬オ・リ・バ
Neutral meaning
央
オ

Literal meaning

the middle

Neutral meaning
里
リ

Literal meaning

the village you come home to

Neutral meaning
馬
バ

Literal meaning

horse

Neutral meaning
桜璃華オ・リ・バ
Good meaning
桜
オ

Literal meaning

cherry blossom

Good meaning
璃
リ

Literal meaning

coloured glass

Good meaning
華
バ

Literal meaning

splendour

Good meaning

Another meaning

Want Oliver to say something else?

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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