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Merrill in Japanese

メリル

Merrill, when pronounced "me-ril", is メリル (meriru) in katakana.

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Shared by Dina Merrill and others

Famous people with this spelling include actress Dina Merrill (ダイナ・メリル), professional baseball player Jackson Merrill (ジャクソン・メリル), and writer, known for Late Night with David Letterman Merrill Markoe (メリル・マーコー). It's also the katakana spelling for opera singer Robert Merrill (ロバート・メリル).

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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

"Merrill Family is My Life," "Merrill 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.

Merrill Family Is My Life
Merrill Family Is My Life me-ril メリル Merrill in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Merrill Family Is My Life
Merrill Family Is My Life me-ril めりる Merrill in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Merrill Family Bonds Are Forever
Merrill Family Bonds Are Forever me-ril メリル Merrill in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Merrill Family Bonds Are Forever
Merrill Family Bonds Are Forever me-ril めりる Merrill in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Merrill Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Merrill in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Merrill in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Merrill, when pronounced me-ril, is メリル (meriru) in katakana and めりる in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

m as in mane as in bedr as in redi as in sit, skil as in love
Merrill in Katakana (Vertical)
Merrill katakana, vertical
Merrill in Katakana (Horizontal)
Merrill katakana, horizontal
Merrill in Hiragana (Vertical)
Merrill hiragana, vertical
Merrill in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Merrill 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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