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Darby in Japanese

ダービー

Darby, when pronounced "dar-bI", is ダービー (dābī) in katakana.

d as in dogar as in carb as in batI as in ski, held long
Shared by Kim Darby and others

This spelling is shared by actress Kim Darby (キム・ダービー), New Zealand actor, comedian and voice actor Rhys Darby (リス・ダービー), and musician Darby Crash (ダービー・クラッシュ). It's also the katakana spelling for English association football player Stephen Darby (スティーブン・ダービー).

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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

"Darby Family is My Life," "Darby 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.

Darby Family Is My Life
Darby Family Is My Life dar-bI ダービー Darby in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Darby Family Is My Life
Darby Family Is My Life dar-bI だあびい Darby in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Darby Family Bonds Are Forever
Darby Family Bonds Are Forever dar-bI ダービー Darby in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Darby Family Bonds Are Forever
Darby Family Bonds Are Forever dar-bI だあびい Darby in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Darby Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Darby in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Darby in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Darby, when pronounced dar-bI, is ダービー (dābī) in katakana and だあびい (daabii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in dogar as in carb as in batI as in ski, held long
Darby in Katakana (Vertical)
Darby katakana, vertical
Darby in Katakana (Horizontal)
Darby katakana, horizontal
Darby in Hiragana (Vertical)
Darby hiragana, vertical
Darby in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Darby hiragana, horizontal

Darby Meaning Free

Names have meanings and Darby means Free which in kanji is 自由 read jiyū. These beautiful designs of Darby with the meaning free 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.

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