What is the name Leonardo in Japanese?

Question

Translation and meaning of the name.

Answer 1

Names do not magically change meaning when they enter a different language. The name "Leonardo" means exactly the same as it means for English-speakers: bold/brave, according to some baby name sites.
It would be written, however, like レオナルド [reonarudo].

Answer 2

Western names are usually transcribed phonetically into Katakana. Thus Leonardo becomes レオナルド and pronounced more like 'reonarudo', as there's no distinction between l and r sounds in Japanese.

You could translate it as something like 'Shishimaru' (shishi means lion, as does leo, but that would sound like a name from 300 years ago.

Answer 3

Godzilla

Answer 4

user above me is partially right -

the name doesn't change meaning because it'd be written in katakana - an "alphabet" used especially for loan words, to approximate PHOENETIC sounds. it wouldn't be written in characters (kanji) that would, in itself, carry different meanings. personally i would phoenetically sound it out as "re-o-naa-do" instead of with the extra "ru" as a "ri-o-na-ru-do"

レオナアド。

Answer 5

rianaduro would be my guess. I don't know what it means, to me it's a famous artist or a ninja turtle.

Answer 6

hoya hoya