Whats my name in Japanese?

[RickOShay]

Originally Posted by Sashimister

Correct: ブレナン・ポーツ

Incorrect/Impossible/Nonsensical: 中村一真

Awesome pic

[siokan]

Originally Posted by KyleGoetz

It's not a good translation, though, because Brennan means "one teardrop" and Portz means something like "a quarrelsome person."

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

confused.....

[MMM]

Originally Posted by siokan

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]

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]

Originally Posted by berrypie

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]

Originally Posted by Sashimister

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]

Originally Posted by siokan

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.