In Kanji

Olivia

Here are 5 ways Olivia 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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音莉美天オ・リ・ビ・ア
Good meaning
音
オ

Literal meaning

sound

Good meaning
莉
リ

Literal meaning

jasmine

Good meaning
美
ビ

Literal meaning

beauty

Good meaning
天
ア

Literal meaning

the sky, and heaven

Good meaning
王黎尾荒オ・リ・ビ・ア
Neutral 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.

尾
ビ

Literal meaning

tail

Neutral meaning
荒
ア

Literal meaning

wild, untamed

Neutral meaningStrong
汚離靡鴉オ・リ・ビ・ア
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
靡
ビ

Literal meaning

to be bent to someone else's will

Dark meaning
鴉
ア

Literal meaning

a crow

Dark meaning
央里尾亜オ・リ・ビ・ア
Neutral meaning
央
オ

Literal meaning

the middle

Neutral meaning
里
リ

Literal meaning

the village you come home to

Neutral meaning
尾
ビ

Literal meaning

tail

Neutral meaning
亜
ア

Literal meaning

second, and Asia

Neutral meaning
桜璃備空オ・リ・ビ・ア
Good meaning
桜
オ

Literal meaning

cherry blossom

Good meaning
璃
リ

Literal meaning

coloured glass

Good meaning
備
ビ

Literal meaning

ready for what comes

Good meaning
空
ア

Literal meaning

sky

Good meaning

Another meaning

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