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Granville in Japanese

グランヴィル

Granville, when pronounced "gran-vil", is グランヴィル (guranviru) in katakana.

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Shared by Edward Granville Browne and others

People with this Japanese spelling include British Iranologist Edward Granville Browne (エドワード・グランヴィル・ブラウン), British composer and conductor Granville Bantock (グランヴィル・バントック), and British mountain climber Charles Granville Bruce (チャールズ・グランヴィル・ブルース). It's also the katakana spelling for actor, known for The Adventures of Marco Polo Granville Bates (グランヴィル・ベイツ).

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Granville Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

Granville Is My Life, brushed by Master Eri Takase, declares in permanent ink one's lover, the person at the center of one's life. When you order, you immediately receive a print-ready PDF with the original art and the line art, everything your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Click for a sample. Get your tattoo today.

Granville Is My Life
Granville Is My Life gran-vil グランヴィル Granville in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Granville Is My Life
Granville Is My Life gran-vil ぐらんびる Granville in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Granville Is My Love
Granville Is My Love gran-vil グランヴィル Granville in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal
Granville Is My Love
Granville Is My Love gran-vil ぐらんびる Granville in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

Granville Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Granville in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Granville in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Granville, when pronounced gran-vil, is グランヴィル (guranviru) in katakana and ぐらんびる (guranbiru) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Granville in Katakana (Vertical)
Granville katakana, vertical
Granville in Katakana (Horizontal)
Granville katakana, horizontal
Granville in Hiragana (Vertical)
Granville hiragana, vertical
Granville in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Granville 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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