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Hildegard in Japanese

ヒルデガード

Hildegard, when pronounced "hil-de-gard", is ヒルデガード (hirudegādo) in katakana.

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Shared by Hildegard Peplau

People pronouncing their name this way include nurse and nursing theorist Hildegard Peplau (ヒルデガード・ペプロウ).

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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

"Hildegard Family is My Life," "Hildegard 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.

Hildegard Family Is My Life
Hildegard Family Is My Life hil-de-gard ヒルデガード Hildegard in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Hildegard Family Is My Life
Hildegard Family Is My Life hil-de-gard ひるでがあど Hildegard in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Hildegard Family Bonds Are Forever
Hildegard Family Bonds Are Forever hil-de-gard ヒルデガード Hildegard in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Hildegard Family Bonds Are Forever
Hildegard Family Bonds Are Forever hil-de-gard ひるでがあど Hildegard in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Hildegard Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Hildegard in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Hildegard in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Hildegard, when pronounced hil-de-gard, is ヒルデガード (hirudegādo) in katakana and ひるでがあど (hirudegaado) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

h as in hati as in sit, skil as in loved as in doge as in bedg as in goar as in card as in dog
Hildegard in Katakana (Vertical)
Hildegard katakana, vertical
Hildegard in Katakana (Horizontal)
Hildegard katakana, horizontal
Hildegard in Hiragana (Vertical)
Hildegard hiragana, vertical
Hildegard in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Hildegard 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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