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Gerard in Japanese

ジェラード

Gerard, when pronounced "je-rard", is ジェラード (jerādo) in katakana.

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Shared by Gil Gerard and others

This translation is used by actor Gil Gerard (ギル・ジェラード), English poet Gerard Manley Hopkins (ジェラード・マンリ・ホプキンズ), and English botanist (c. 1545–1612) John Gerard (ジョン・ジェラード). Other notable people include conductor and trumpeter Gerard Schwarz (ジェラード・シュワルツ).

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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

"Gerard Family is My Life," "Gerard 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.

Gerard Family Is My Life
Gerard Family Is My Life je-rard ジェラード Gerard in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gerard Family Is My Life
Gerard Family Is My Life je-rard じぇらあど Gerard in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Gerard Family Bonds Are Forever
Gerard Family Bonds Are Forever je-rard ジェラード Gerard in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Gerard Family Bonds Are Forever
Gerard Family Bonds Are Forever je-rard じぇらあど Gerard in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Gerard Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Gerard in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Gerard in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Gerard, when pronounced je-rard, is ジェラード (jerādo) in katakana and じぇらあど (jeraado) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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

Gerard Meaning Strong

Names have meanings and Gerard means Strong which in kanji is 強力 read kyōryoku. These beautiful designs of Gerard with the meaning strong make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

Gerard has 3 well-documented meanings.

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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