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Ferdinando in Japanese

フェルナンド

Ferdinando, when pronounced "fer-nan-do", is フェルナンド (ferunando) in katakana.

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Shared by Ferdinando Scarfiotti

This translation is used by Academy Award-winning art director Ferdinando Scarfiotti (フェルナンド・スカルフィオッティ).

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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

"Ferdinando Family is My Life," "Ferdinando 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.

Ferdinando Family Is My Life
Ferdinando Family Is My Life fer-nan-do フェルナンド Ferdinando in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ferdinando Family Is My Life
Ferdinando Family Is My Life fer-nan-do へるなんど Ferdinando in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Ferdinando Family Bonds Are Forever
Ferdinando Family Bonds Are Forever fer-nan-do フェルナンド Ferdinando in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Ferdinando Family Bonds Are Forever
Ferdinando Family Bonds Are Forever fer-nan-do へるなんど Ferdinando in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Ferdinando Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Ferdinando in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Ferdinando in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Ferdinando, when pronounced fer-nan-do, is フェルナンド (ferunando) in katakana and へるなんど (herunando) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

f as in fune as in bedr as in redn as in noa as in at, span as in nod as in dogo as in go, Tom
Ferdinando in Katakana (Vertical)
Ferdinando katakana, vertical
Ferdinando in Katakana (Horizontal)
Ferdinando katakana, horizontal
Ferdinando in Hiragana (Vertical)
Ferdinando hiragana, vertical
Ferdinando in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Ferdinando 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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