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Barnaby in Japanese

バーナビー

Barnaby, when pronounced "bar-na-bI", is バーナビー (bānabī) in katakana.

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Shared by Barnaby Kay and others

Well-known people with this spelling include British actor Barnaby Kay (バーナビー・ケイ), New Zealand hacker, programmer and computer security professional Barnaby Jack (バーナビー・ジャック), and British film producer Barnaby Thompson (バーナビー・トンプソン).

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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

"Barnaby Family is My Life," "Barnaby 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.

Barnaby Family Is My Life
Barnaby Family Is My Life bar-na-bI バーナビー Barnaby in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Barnaby Family Is My Life
Barnaby Family Is My Life bar-na-bI ばあなびい Barnaby in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Barnaby Family Bonds Are Forever
Barnaby Family Bonds Are Forever bar-na-bI バーナビー Barnaby in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Barnaby Family Bonds Are Forever
Barnaby Family Bonds Are Forever bar-na-bI ばあなびい Barnaby in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Barnaby Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Barnaby in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Barnaby in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Barnaby, when pronounced bar-na-bI, is バーナビー (bānabī) in katakana and ばあなびい (baanabii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

b as in batar as in carn as in noa as in at, spab as in batI as in ski, held long
Barnaby in Katakana (Vertical)
Barnaby katakana, vertical
Barnaby in Katakana (Horizontal)
Barnaby katakana, horizontal
Barnaby in Hiragana (Vertical)
Barnaby hiragana, vertical
Barnaby in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Barnaby 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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