tattoo in katakana

[sarahbash]

my friend would like the name "Steven" in Japanese.
i have found many different options but most of which instead say "steben"
or something along those lines...
could anyone help to give the most accurate translation please?

[MMM]

Was Stephen someone close to him?

[sarahbash]

Originally Posted by MMM

Was Stephen someone close to him?

it is his own name

[MMM]

Originally Posted by sarahbash

it is his own name

His own name? People in Japan don't get tattoos of their own names put on them. That would be considered very strange.

[sarahbash]

Originally Posted by MMM

His own name? People in Japan don't get tattoos of their own names put on them. That would be considered very strange.

yes, i thought this too.
i would not personally do this.
but he really wants it so i said i would help

[KyleGoetz]

Originally Posted by sarahbash

yes, i thought this too.
i would not personally do this.
but he really wants it so i said i would help

If you were a good friend you'd tell him to stop being an idiot.

[sarahbash]

Originally Posted by KyleGoetz

If you were a good friend you'd tell him to stop being an idiot.

i'm just being respectful guys! :P

[kenmei]

Originally Posted by sarahbash

i'm just being respectful guys! :P

ask him how he'd feel if he got a tattoo of Steven in English in the same place

hopefully he can make sense of that...

[Aota]

Originally Posted by kenmei

ask him how he'd feel if he got a tattoo of Steven in English in the same place

hopefully he can make sense of that...

Very true...

I can't understand why someone would want to get their own name permanently set into their body. I've seen a lot of tattoos, and have asked what significance the names had, and have NEVER heard "Oh, it's my name. I just thought it'd be really cool, and in case I get Alzheimer's, then I'll always know my name." Ridiculous.