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Hildegarde in Japanese

ヒルデガード

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

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
Shared by Hildegarde Neil and others

Notable people using this translation include British actress Hildegarde Neil (ヒルデガード・ニール), writer, poet, and biographer Hildegarde Hawthorne (ヒルデガード・ホーソーン), and paleornithologist Hildegarde Howard (ヒルデガード・ハワード).

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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

"Hildegarde Family is My Life," "Hildegarde 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.

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

Hildegarde Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Hildegarde in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Hildegarde in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Hildegarde, 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
Hildegarde in Katakana (Vertical)
Hildegarde katakana, vertical
Hildegarde in Katakana (Horizontal)
Hildegarde katakana, horizontal
Hildegarde in Hiragana (Vertical)
Hildegarde hiragana, vertical
Hildegarde in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Hildegarde 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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