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Alban in Japanese

アルバン

Alban, when pronounced "al-ban", is アルバン (aruban) in katakana.

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Shared by Alban Berg and others

Notable people using this translation include Austrian composer Alban Berg (アルバン・ベルク), French association football player Alban Lafont (アルバン・ラフォン), and Ecuadorian actor Carlo Alban (カルロ・アルバン). This is also the spelling used by English Roman Catholic priest and hagiographer Alban Butler (アルバン・バトラー).

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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

"Alban Family is My Life," "Alban 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.

Alban Family Is My Life
Alban Family Is My Life al-ban アルバン Alban in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Alban Family Is My Life
Alban Family Is My Life al-ban あるばん Alban in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
Alban Family Bonds Are Forever
Alban Family Bonds Are Forever al-ban アルバン Alban in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
Alban Family Bonds Are Forever
Alban Family Bonds Are Forever al-ban あるばん Alban in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal

Alban Japanese Tattoo Designs

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

Get your tattoo of Alban in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order Alban in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. Alban, when pronounced al-ban, is アルバン (aruban) in katakana and あるばん in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

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Alban in Katakana (Vertical)
Alban katakana, vertical
Alban in Katakana (Horizontal)
Alban katakana, horizontal
Alban in Hiragana (Vertical)
Alban hiragana, vertical
Alban in Hiragana (Horizontal)
Alban 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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