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Shelley in Japanese

シェリー

Shelley, when pronounced "she-lI", is シェリー (sherī) in katakana.

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Shared by Mary Shelley and others

This spelling is shared by English writer Mary Shelley (メアリー・シェリー), actress Shelley Duvall (シェリー・デュヴァル), and professional wrestler Alex Shelley (アレックス・シェリー). It's also the katakana spelling for British singer-songwriter Pete Shelley (ピート・シェリー).

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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

"Shelley Family is My Life," "Shelley 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.

Shelley Family Is My Life
Shelley Family Is My Life she-lI シェリー Shelley in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Shelley Family Is My Life
Shelley Family Is My Life she-lI しぇりい Shelley in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Shelley Family Bonds Are Forever
Shelley Family Bonds Are Forever she-lI シェリー Shelley in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Shelley Family Bonds Are Forever
Shelley Family Bonds Are Forever she-lI しぇりい Shelley in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Shelley Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Shelley in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Shelley in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Shelley, when pronounced she-lI, is シェリー (sherī) in katakana and しぇりい (sherii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

sh as in shipe as in bedl as in loveI as in ski, held long
Shelley in Katakana (Vertical)
Shelley katakana, vertical
Shelley in Katakana (Horizontal)
Shelley katakana, horizontal
Shelley in Hiragana (Vertical)
Shelley hiragana, vertical
Shelley in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Shelley hiragana, horizontal

Shelley Meaning Meadow

Names have meanings and Shelley means Meadow which in kanji is 草原 read sōgen. These beautiful designs of Shelley with the meaning meadow make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

Shelley has 2 well-documented meanings.

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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