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Douglass in Japanese

ダグラス

Douglass, when pronounced "da-glas", is ダグラス (dagurasu) in katakana.

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Shared by Frederick Douglass and others

Notable people using this translation include African-American social reformer, writer, and abolitionist (c. 1818–1895) Frederick Douglass (フレデリック・ダグラス), swimmer Kate Douglass (ケイト・ダグラス), and chief justice of the United States from 1910 to 1921 Edward Douglass White Jr. (エドワード・ダグラス・ホワイト). It's also the katakana spelling for economist and Nobel laureate Douglass North (ダグラス・ノース).

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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

"Douglass Family is My Life," "Douglass 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.

Douglass Family Is My Life
Douglass Family Is My Life da-glas ダグラス Douglass in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Douglass Family Is My Life
Douglass Family Is My Life da-glas だぐらす Douglass in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Douglass Family Bonds Are Forever
Douglass Family Bonds Are Forever da-glas ダグラス Douglass in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Douglass Family Bonds Are Forever
Douglass Family Bonds Are Forever da-glas だぐらす Douglass in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Douglass Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Douglass in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Douglass in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Douglass, when pronounced da-glas, is ダグラス (dagurasu) in katakana and だぐらす in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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