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RickOShay 03-12-2010 01:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Sashimister (Post 803733)



Correct: ブレナン・ポーツ

Incorrect/Impossible/Nonsensical: 中村一真
Awesome pic

siokan 03-12-2010 03:50 AM
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Originally Posted by KyleGoetz (Post 803731)
It's not a good translation, though, because Brennan means "one teardrop" and Portz means something like "a quarrelsome person."
:eek:

What kind of connection would "Kazuma Nakamura" be arrived at by?

confused.....

MMM 03-12-2010 03:58 AM
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Originally Posted by siokan (Post 803746)
:eek:

What kind of connection would "Kazuma Nakamura" be arrived at by?

confused.....
There is NO connection. There is no way to have a Japanese name translate into Kazuma Nakamura, just as there is no way to have a Japanese name translate into Brennan Portz.

berrypie 03-12-2010 04:27 AM
LOL. Sashimister's attached photo and MMM's signature pic are really similar!

By the way, I am wondering how to transform English names into Katagana. Is it based on the pronunciation or the alphabets?

Because I found that my name has 2 different writings: バージニア or ヴァージニア... (I know the former one is normally used though)

MMM 03-12-2010 04:29 AM
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Originally Posted by berrypie (Post 803751)
LOL. Sashimister's attached photo and MMM's signature pic are really similar!

By the way, I am wondering how to transform English names into Katagana. Is it based on the pronunciation or the alphabets?

Because I found that my name has 2 different writings: バージニア or ヴァージニア... (I know the former one is normally used though)
To answer simply, it is based purely on pronunciation. Spelling makes no difference.

There is no V sound in Japanese naturally, but one has been "fashioned" in the second spelling. Most people would call you by the first spelling.

yuujirou 03-12-2010 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Sashimister (Post 803733)



Correct: ブレナン・ポーツ

Incorrect/Impossible/Nonsensical: 中村一真
question: why did this thread continue past the quoted post? o.o'

KyleGoetz 03-12-2010 08:30 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by siokan (Post 803746)
:eek:

What kind of connection would "Kazuma Nakamura" be arrived at by?

confused.....
There is no connection. Whoever came up with Kazuma Nakamura is just full of bull.


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