Fine Japanese Calligraphy

The Art of Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase

Ethel in Japanese

エセル

Ethel, when pronounced "e-thel", is エセル (eseru) in katakana.

e as in bedth as in thinke as in bedl as in love
Shared by Ethel Kennedy and others

People pronouncing their name this way include human-rights campaigner and spouse of US Senator Robert F. Kennedy Ethel Kennedy (エセル・スカケル・ケネディ), Tony Award-winning actress and singer Ethel Merman (エセル・マーマン), and English composer and suffragette Ethel Smyth (エセル・スマイス). Other notable people include African American female wrestler Ethel Johnson (エセル・ジョンソン).

Select how you pronounce Ethel:

Show us how you pronounce Ethel and we'll create the calligraphy.

Loading sounds...

Full sample PDF of the Amy design: three variations, the line art, Amy, its pronunciation, romaji and Japanese

Name and Phrase

"Ethel Family is My Life," "Ethel 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.

Ethel Family Is My Life
Ethel Family Is My Life e-thel エセル Ethel in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ethel Family Is My Life
Ethel Family Is My Life e-thel えせる Ethel in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ethel Family Bonds Are Forever
Ethel Family Bonds Are Forever e-thel エセル Ethel in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Ethel Family Bonds Are Forever
Ethel Family Bonds Are Forever e-thel えせる Ethel in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Ethel Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

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

e as in bedth as in thinke as in bedl as in love
Ethel in Katakana (Vertical)
Ethel katakana, vertical
Ethel in Katakana (Horizontal)
Ethel katakana, horizontal
Ethel in Hiragana (Vertical)
Ethel hiragana, vertical
Ethel in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Ethel hiragana, horizontal

Ethel Meaning Noble

Names have meanings and Ethel means Noble which in kanji is 高貴 read kōki. These beautiful designs of Ethel with the meaning noble make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

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.

Your purchase includes a personal-use license. For a book, a product or a business, see Licensing.