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Gifford in Japanese

ギフォード

Gifford, when pronounced "gi-fohrd", is ギフォード (gifōdo) in katakana.

g as in goi as in sit, skif as in funohr as in for, bornd as in dog
Shared by Kathie Lee Gifford and others

This translation is shared by French-born American television presenter, singer, songwriter, occasional actress and author Kathie Lee Gifford (キャシー・リー・ギフォード), forester and politician Gifford Pinchot (ギフォード・ピンショー), and painter Sanford Robinson Gifford (サンフォード・ロビンソン・ギフォード). This is also the spelling used by racing driver Ryan Gifford (ライアン・ギフォード).

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Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Name and Phrase

"Gifford Family is My Life," "Gifford Family Bonds are Forever." Each is composed in Japanese calligraphy by Master Takase.

These are high-resolution PDFs with the calligraphy, the line-art, the English, the Japanese, the Japanese reading. For a real example see Name and Phrase.

Gifford Family Is My Life
Gifford Family Is My Life gi-fohrd ギフォード Gifford in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gifford Family Is My Life
Gifford Family Is My Life gi-fohrd ぎほうど Gifford in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gifford Family Bonds Are Forever
Gifford Family Bonds Are Forever gi-fohrd ギフォード Gifford in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Gifford Family Bonds Are Forever
Gifford Family Bonds Are Forever gi-fohrd ぎほうど Gifford in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Gifford Japanese Tattoo Designs

Gifford in vertical katakana as a tattoo on a man's arm

Get your tattoo of Gifford in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Gifford in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Gifford, when pronounced gi-fohrd, is ギフォード (gifōdo) in katakana and ぎほうど (gihoudo) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

g as in goi as in sit, skif as in funohr as in for, bornd as in dog
Gifford in Katakana (Vertical)
Gifford katakana, vertical
Gifford in Katakana (Horizontal)
Gifford katakana, horizontal
Gifford in Hiragana (Vertical)
Gifford hiragana, vertical
Gifford in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Gifford hiragana, horizontal
A customer's tattoo: Mayumi is my life, in Japanese calligraphy by Master Eri Takase

Each design is an original work by Master Takase, delivered as a high-resolution PDF with the calligraphy and line art: everything you need for a perfect tattoo or print. Every translation includes links to independent sources so with one click you can verify it for yourself.

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