Guilherme
ギリェルメ
Giryerume
Also written ギリエルメ and ギレルメ.
How It Is Said
- ギgi
- リェrye
- ルru
- メme
Giryerume: four 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguese | ギリェルメ | Giryerume | the usual form |
| ギリエルメ | Girierume | also in use | |
| ギレルメ | Girerume | also in use |
What Happens to the Sounds
- Portuguese lh is said like the lli of million: リェ (rye).
- In Portuguese, an r before a consonant is said, so it is written ル (ru): ギリェルメ.
To Type It
On a computer with Japanese input switched on, type giryerume, 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 ギリェルメ 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
