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Eliot in Japanese

エリオット

Eliot, when pronounced "e-li-oT", is エリオット (eriotto) in katakana.

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Shared by Eliot Ness and others

This katakana spelling is shared by Prohibition agent Eliot Ness (エリオット・ネス), British musician Eliot Sumner (エリオット・サムナー), and English conductor John Eliot Gardiner (ジョン・エリオット・ガーディナー). It's also the katakana spelling for British citizen journalist and former blogger Eliot Higgins (エリオット・ヒギンズ).

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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

"Eliot Family is My Life," "Eliot 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.

Eliot Family Is My Life
Eliot Family Is My Life e-li-oT エリオット Eliot in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Eliot Family Is My Life
Eliot Family Is My Life e-li-oT えりおっと Eliot in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Eliot Family Bonds Are Forever
Eliot Family Bonds Are Forever e-li-oT エリオット Eliot in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Eliot Family Bonds Are Forever
Eliot Family Bonds Are Forever e-li-oT えりおっと Eliot in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Eliot Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Eliot in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Eliot in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Eliot, when pronounced e-li-oT, is エリオット (eriotto) in katakana and えりおっと in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Eliot in Katakana (Vertical)
Eliot katakana, vertical
Eliot in Katakana (Horizontal)
Eliot katakana, horizontal
Eliot in Hiragana (Vertical)
Eliot hiragana, vertical
Eliot in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Eliot 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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