Translating Japanese names to Western ones by using the meaning

**tha_rippa1be** · Jul 27, 2004, 04:58

JEROME m
Usage: English
Pronounced: je-ROM
From the Greek name Hieronymos meaning "sacred name". Saint Jerome was responsible for the creation of the Vulgate, the Latin translation of the Bible, in the 5th century.

so i think: jeroen --> je ro me
what is the hirangana letter for je? -if there is any.
i've got the other two: ろめ

- so this is better rock lee? ロメ
still don't know the je though

**RockLee** · Jul 27, 2004, 05:04

Foreign names often are translated into Japanese pronounciation like this using KATAKANA

David = Deibitto = デイビット

**tha_rippa1be** · Jul 27, 2004, 05:09

Originally Posted by RockLee

Foreign names often are translated into Japanese pronounciation like this using KATAKANA

David = Deibitto = デイビット

i read this in romaji: de i bi to
where did the extra t come from? the ッ(shi?) sign?

**PaulTB** · Jul 27, 2004, 05:22

Originally Posted by tha_rippa1be

i read this in romaji: de i bi to
where did the extra t come from? the ッ(shi?) sign?

Go read
http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/jwriting.html
in particular

"there is a type of double-consonant, which is written using a small "tsu" symbol before a syllable. For example, Jack would be JAKKU (ジャック). Note the ッ, which is a small version of ツ. "