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Ollie in Japanese

オリー

Ollie, when pronounced "o-lI", is オリー (orī) in katakana.

o as in go, Toml as in loveI as in ski, held long
Shared by Kevin Ollie and others

This translation is used by basketball player and coach Kevin Ollie (ケビン・オリー), animator Ollie Johnston (オリー・ジョンストン), and English guitarist and vibraphone player Ollie Halsall (オリー・ハルソール). It's also the katakana spelling for Australian electronic musician Ollie Olsen (オリー・オルセン).

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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

"Ollie Family is My Life," "Ollie 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.

Ollie Family Is My Life
Ollie Family Is My Life o-lI オリー Ollie in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ollie Family Is My Life
Ollie Family Is My Life o-lI おりい Ollie in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ollie Family Bonds Are Forever
Ollie Family Bonds Are Forever o-lI オリー Ollie in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Ollie Family Bonds Are Forever
Ollie Family Bonds Are Forever o-lI おりい Ollie in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Ollie Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Ollie in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Ollie in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Ollie, when pronounced o-lI, is オリー (orī) in katakana and おりい (orii) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

o as in go, Toml as in loveI as in ski, held long
Ollie in Katakana (Vertical)
Ollie katakana, vertical
Ollie in Katakana (Horizontal)
Ollie katakana, horizontal
Ollie in Hiragana (Vertical)
Ollie hiragana, vertical
Ollie in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Ollie 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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