ブリアナ
Buriana
The Japanese transcription for the female given name Brianna is ブリアナ (Buriana).
The word is a transcription of the female given name Brianna into the Japanese phonetic script.
Which one should you use?
While ブリアナ is the default transcription, ブリアンナ is also used to transcribe the name Brianna into Japanese.
How do you pronounce it?
Buriana
Did you know?
- If a Japanese person were to name a child 'Brianna' using Kanji, they would have to choose characters based on their sounds, such as 'Bu', 'Ri', 'A', and 'Na', rather than just meaning.
- A person named ブリアナ might be given a nickname like ブリちゃん by close friends, adding the honorific ちゃん to make the name sound cuter and more affectionate.
- In Japan, names written in Katakana like ブリアナ are immediately recognized as 'foreign' (gaikokujin), which signals to the listener that the person likely has non-Japanese origins.
Examples in context
- 田中さん、この方はブリアンナさんです。Mr./Ms. Tanaka, this person is Brianna.
- ブリアナはとても優しいです。Buriana wa totemo yasashii desu.Brianna is very kind.
- あそこにブリアナさんがいます。Asoko ni Buriana-san ga imasu.Brianna is over there.
- 親友の名前はブリアナです。Shinyu no namae wa Buriana desu.My best friend's name is Brianna.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a new classmate.
- 健太 Kenta新しい生徒の名前は何？Atarashii seito no namae wa nani?What is the new student's name?
- 陽葵 Himari彼女の名前はブリアナだよ。Kanojo no namae wa Buriana da yo.Her name is Brianna.
- 健太 Kentaブリアナ？いい名前だね。Buriana? Ii namae da ne.Brianna? That's a nice name.
- 陽葵 Himariうん、とても親切な人だよ。Un, totemo shinsetsu na hito da yo.Yeah, she is a very kind person.
