- 音
- オ
Literal meaning
sound
Good meaning - 莉
- リ
Literal meaning
jasmine
Good meaning - 葉
- バ
Literal meaning
leaf
Good meaning
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.
Yes, you can buy it
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.

Hoodie
$54.99

T-Shirt
$29.99

Mug
$19.99

Sticker
$6.99
Giving this to Oliver?
Ceramic mug, 11oz $19.99 or 15oz $24.99. Free shipping within the US. Dishwasher & microwave safe. Printed to order in the USA.
- 王
- オ
Literal meaning
king
Good meaningStrong - 黎
- リ
Literal meaning
dark; black
Good meaningStrongUsage 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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