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Rudolph in Japanese

ルドルフォ

Rudolph, when pronounced "roo-dol-for as in redoo as in bootd as in dogo as in gol as in lovef as in funo as in go", is ルドルフォ (rudorufo) in Japanese.

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We know this name. More than 648 people around the world share this name, most commonly in France, Canada, and Chile. It's commonly used as a surname.

This spelling is shared by cartoonist Rudolph Dirks (ルドルフォ・ダークス).

Designs of Rudolph

Rudolph
Rudolph roo-dol-fo ルドルフォ rudorufo Rudolph written vertically in katakana
Rudolph Family Is My Life
Rudolph Family Is My Life roo-dol-fo ルドルフォ rudorufo Rudolph in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Rudolph Family Bonds Are Forever
Rudolph Family Bonds Are Forever roo-dol-fo ルドルフォ rudorufo Rudolph in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Rudolph - Famous Wolf
Rudolph - Famous Wolf roo-dol-fo ルドルフォ rudorufo Rudolph in katakana with the meaning Famous Wolf (meirou)

Rudolph in Hiragana / Katakana

Modern katakana was extended to write foreign words and names more faithfully. Rudolph pronounced roo-dol-for as in redoo as in bootd as in dogo as in gol as in lovef as in funo as in go in katakana is ルドルフォ read rudorufo. On the other hand, hiragana adheres to traditional Japanese spellings. Rudolph in hiragana is るどるほ read rudoruho.

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Rudolph in Katakana (Vertical)
Rudolph roo-dol-fo ルドルフォ rudorufo katakana, vertical
Rudolph in Katakana (Horizontal)
Rudolph roo-dol-fo ルドルフォ rudorufo katakana, horizontal
Rudolph in Hiragana (Vertical)
Rudolph roo-dol-fo るどるほ rudorufo hiragana, vertical
Rudolph in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Rudolph roo-dol-fo るどるほ rudorufo hiragana, horizontal

Name and Phrase

"Rudolph Family is My Life," "Rudolph Family Bonds are Forever" — each composed in Japanese calligraphy by Master Takase.

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Rudolph Family Is My Life
Rudolph Family Is My Life roo-dol-fo ルドルフォ Rudolph in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Rudolph Family Is My Life
Rudolph Family Is My Life roo-dol-fo るどるほ Rudolph in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Rudolph Family Bonds Are Forever
Rudolph Family Bonds Are Forever roo-dol-fo ルドルフォ Rudolph in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Rudolph Family Bonds Are Forever
Rudolph Family Bonds Are Forever roo-dol-fo るどるほ Rudolph in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Meaning

The kanji 名狼 (meirou) meaning "famous wolf" — rendered in six calligraphy styles by Master Takase.

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名狼 — Famous Wolf
Famous Wolf 名狼 meirou block
名狼 — Famous Wolf
Famous Wolf 名狼 meirou block
名狼 — Famous Wolf
Famous Wolf 名狼 meirou cursive
名狼 — Famous Wolf
Famous Wolf 名狼 meirou style
名狼 — Famous Wolf
Famous Wolf 名狼 meirou semi-cursive
名狼 — Famous Wolf
Famous Wolf 名狼 meirou semi-cursive

Name and Meaning

These designs capture both the pronunciation of Rudolph in kana and the meaning “Famous Wolf” in kanji - beautifully translating both aspects of the name.

These are high-resolution PDFs with the original hand-brushed art, the line-art, the English, the Japanese, the Japanese reading. View Name and Meaning sample.