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Dudley in Japanese

ダッドリー

Dudley, when pronounced "duD-lI", is ダッドリー (daddorī) in katakana.

d as in dogu as in sunD as in dog, heldl as in loveI as in ski, held long
Shared by Anne Dudley and others

People pronouncing their name this way include Academy Award-winning English composer and pop musician Anne Dudley (アン・ダッドリー), professional wrestler Big Dick Dudley (ビッグ・ディック・ダッドリー), and actor, lawyer and politician Dudley Field Malone (ダッドリー・フィールド・マローン). This is also the spelling used by Union Army officer Nathan Dudley (ネイサン・ダッドリー).

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Name and Phrase

"Dudley Family is My Life," "Dudley 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.

Dudley Family Is My Life
Dudley Family Is My Life duD-lI ダッドリー Dudley in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dudley Family Is My Life
Dudley Family Is My Life duD-lI だっどりい Dudley in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Dudley Family Bonds Are Forever
Dudley Family Bonds Are Forever duD-lI ダッドリー Dudley in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Dudley Family Bonds Are Forever
Dudley Family Bonds Are Forever duD-lI だっどりい Dudley in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Dudley Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Dudley in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Dudley in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Dudley, when pronounced duD-lI, is ダッドリー (daddorī) in katakana and だっどりい (daddorii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in dogu as in sunD as in dog, heldl as in loveI as in ski, held long
Dudley in Katakana (Vertical)
Dudley katakana, vertical
Dudley in Katakana (Horizontal)
Dudley katakana, horizontal
Dudley in Hiragana (Vertical)
Dudley hiragana, vertical
Dudley in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Dudley hiragana, horizontal

Dudley Meaning Wood

Names have meanings and Dudley means Wood which in kanji is 森林 read shinrin. These beautiful designs of Dudley with the meaning wood make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

Dudley has 2 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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