[OHayou]

I am really slow when it comes to understanding stuff because I went to college for too long so please forgive the naive question I am about to ask.("A lot of people go to school for 7 years!" "Yeah..they're called doctors." - Chris Farley & David Spade)

What I have read is that she should not get the Japanese equivalent of her friend's name because:

A) there is no equivalent or if there is .. it will be the Japanese version of what Elaine / Laney might be?
B) the deep meaning we all perceive when we see the word "Elaine" or "Laney" (ahhh, the thousands of images these sacred words conjure in my mind is nearly overpowering) will not be faithfully represented with the characters needed to create "Elaine" or "Laney" in Japanese.