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Thelma in Japanese

セルマ

Thelma, when pronounced "thel-ma", is セルマ (seruma) in katakana.

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Shared by Thelma Ritter and others

People with this Japanese spelling include actress and vaudevillian Thelma Ritter (セルマ・リッター), Academy Award-winning film editor Thelma Schoonmaker (セルマ・スクーンメイカー), and British athlete Thelma Hopkins (セルマ・ホプキンズ).

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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

"Thelma Family is My Life," "Thelma 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.

Thelma Family Is My Life
Thelma Family Is My Life thel-ma セルマ Thelma in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Thelma Family Is My Life
Thelma Family Is My Life thel-ma せるま Thelma in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Thelma Family Bonds Are Forever
Thelma Family Bonds Are Forever thel-ma セルマ Thelma in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Thelma Family Bonds Are Forever
Thelma Family Bonds Are Forever thel-ma せるま Thelma in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Thelma Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Thelma in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Thelma in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Thelma, when pronounced thel-ma, is セルマ (seruma) in katakana and せるま in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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