Avery in Japanese Katakana
Avery (common English girl's name) is written エイブリー — read eiburī.
エイブリー
| Katakana | エイブリー |
|---|---|
| Reading (romaji) | eiburī |
| Hiragana | えいぶりー |
| Half-width katakana | エイブリー |
| Other spellings | エイヴリー (V written with ヴ instead of the バ-row) |
Character by character
| Katakana | Hiragana | Sound |
|---|---|---|
| エ | え | e |
| イ | い | i |
| ブ | ぶ | bu |
| リ | り | ri |
| ー | ー | long vowel mark |
Tips for writing Avery in katakana
- ー is the long-vowel mark: it stretches the sound before it. In vertical writing it turns into a vertical line.
- Japanese has a single sound for English L and R, so both are written with the ラ-row (ra, ri, ru, re, ro).
- The V sound can be written with ヴ or with the バ-row (ba, bi, bu, be, bo). Both are accepted by the 1991 rules; the バ-row is more common in everyday writing.
- Katakana is written left to right like English, or top to bottom in vertical text. Keep every character the same size except the small ones.
Avery on Japanese forms
Example full name: Avery Smith → エイブリー・スミス (Western order, names separated by ・).
Most Japanese forms put the family name first: スミス エイブリー. In a フリガナ (furigana) field write it in katakana; if the field says ふりがな use hiragana (すみす えいぶりー); some bank and card forms ask for half-width katakana (スミス エイブリー).
Japan has no official katakana spelling for foreign names. Once you use a spelling for a bank account, phone contract or employer, keep using the same one so your records match.
FAQ
How do you write Avery in Japanese?
Avery is usually written エイブリー (eiburī) in katakana, the script Japanese uses for foreign names. You may also see エイヴリー. In hiragana it is えいぶりー.
Is there a kanji for Avery?
No. Foreign names have no official kanji; they are written in katakana. Kanji versions offered online (ateji) are chosen only for sound and look, and their "meanings" are made up, so this site does not provide them.
Similar names
How spellings are chosen: the first spelling is the one most commonly used for this name in Japanese books, media and everyday writing, checked against the Japanese government's rules for writing foreign words (Cabinet Notice No. 2 of 1991, 外来語の表記). The list was compiled by this site; it is not an official register. Pronunciation matters more than spelling — if your name is pronounced differently, the katakana can differ too.