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Neil in Japanese

ニール

Neil, when pronounced "nIl", is ニール (nīru) in katakana.

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Shared by Neil Gaiman and others

Notable people using this translation include English writer Neil Gaiman (ニール・ゲイマン), astronaut and lunar explorer Neil Armstrong (ニール・アームストロング), and singer Vince Neil (ヴィンス・ニール). This is also the spelling used by singer Neil Sedaka (ニール・セダカ).

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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

"Neil Family is My Life," "Neil 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.

Neil Family Is My Life
Neil Family Is My Life nIl ニール Neil in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Neil Family Is My Life
Neil Family Is My Life nIl にいる Neil in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Neil Family Bonds Are Forever
Neil Family Bonds Are Forever nIl ニール Neil in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Neil Family Bonds Are Forever
Neil Family Bonds Are Forever nIl にいる Neil in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Neil Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Neil in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Neil in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Neil, when pronounced nIl, is ニール (nīru) in katakana and にいる (niiru) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

n as in noI as in ski, held longl as in love
Neil in Katakana (Vertical)
Neil katakana, vertical
Neil in Katakana (Horizontal)
Neil katakana, horizontal
Neil in Hiragana (Vertical)
Neil hiragana, vertical
Neil in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Neil hiragana, horizontal

Neil Meaning Champion

Names have meanings and Neil means Champion which in kanji is 闘士 read tōshi. These beautiful designs of Neil with the meaning champion make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

Neil 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.

Your purchase includes a personal-use license. For a book, a product or a business, see Licensing.