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Shelby in Japanese

シェルビー

Shelby, when pronounced "shel-bI", is シェルビー (sherubī) in katakana.

sh as in shipe as in bedl as in loveb as in batI as in ski, held long
Shared by Carroll Shelby and others

This katakana spelling is shared by automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur Carroll Shelby (キャロル・シェルビー), novelist, historian Shelby Foote (シェルビー・フット), and actress Shelby Young (シェルビー・ヤング). Other notable people include Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Shelby Lynne (シェルビー・リン).

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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

"Shelby Family is My Life," "Shelby 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.

Shelby Family Is My Life
Shelby Family Is My Life shel-bI シェルビー Shelby in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Shelby Family Is My Life
Shelby Family Is My Life shel-bI しぇるびい Shelby in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Shelby Family Bonds Are Forever
Shelby Family Bonds Are Forever shel-bI シェルビー Shelby in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Shelby Family Bonds Are Forever
Shelby Family Bonds Are Forever shel-bI しぇるびい Shelby in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Shelby Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Shelby in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Shelby in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Shelby, when pronounced shel-bI, is シェルビー (sherubī) in katakana and しぇるびい (sherubii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

sh as in shipe as in bedl as in loveb as in batI as in ski, held long
Shelby in Katakana (Vertical)
Shelby katakana, vertical
Shelby in Katakana (Horizontal)
Shelby katakana, horizontal
Shelby in Hiragana (Vertical)
Shelby hiragana, vertical
Shelby in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Shelby 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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