Alexandre
アレクサンドル
Arekusandoru
How It Is Said
- アa
- レre
- クku
- サsa
- ンn
- ドdo
- ルru
Arekusandoru: seven beats, each about the same length. Japanese has no strong stress, so the name is said evenly, beat by beat.
By Language
| Language | Katakana | Rōmaji | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| French | アレクサンドル | Arekusandoru | |
| Portuguese | アレシャンドレ | Areshandore | the usual form |
| アレクサンドレ | Arekusandore | also in use |
What Happens to the Sounds
- The final e is not said, but Japanese gives the sound before it a light vowel: ル (ru).
- French nasal vowels are written with ン (n): アレクサンドル.
- Portuguese x is often said sh: シャ (sha); so in Portuguese, Alexandre is アレシャンドレ (Areshandore).
To Type It
On a computer with Japanese input switched on, type arekusanndoru (nn gives ン), then press F7 on Windows or Control+K on a Mac to turn it into katakana. On a phone, type the same letters with the Japanese keyboard and choose アレクサンドル among the suggestions.
The Same Name in Other Languages
Why Katakana
In Japan, names from abroad are written in katakana, the script for words from other languages. Kanji versions of Western names are mostly invented, and a Japanese reader often sees odd meanings in them; the katakana is what a Japanese person would really write. More on katakana and names
