How to Say "Bryce" in Japanese

ブライス

buraisu

The English given name Bryce is written as ブライス (buraisu) in Japanese.

ブライス is used to represent the name Bryce using the katakana script, which is the writing system Japanese uses for foreign names and loanwords.

Meaning: given name (name)

How do you pronounce it?

The romanization is buraisu.

While ブライス is the phonetic transcription of the name, some Japanese people might associate it with the fashion doll brand 'Blythe', which is written and pronounced identically in Japanese.
If written in the hiragana script ぶらいす instead of katakana, the name would look childlike or soft, as hiragana is often used for children's books and feminine aesthetics.
In Japanese phonetic systems, there is no way to represent a standalone 's' sound, so the name 'Bryce' must be adapted to end in a vowel-like syllable.

私の名前はブライスです。
My name is Bryce.
こんにちは、ブライス！元気だった？
Hey, Bryce! How have you been?
私の友達のブライスは学生です。
Watashi no tomodachi no Buraisu wa gakusei desu.
My friend Bryce is a student.
ブライス、ここにいるよ！
Buraisu, koko ni iru yo!
Bryce, I'm here!

Two friends are talking about a mutual friend at a cafe.

陽葵 Himari

大翔、ブライスに会った？
Hiroto, Buraisu ni atta?
Hiroto, have you seen Bryce?
大翔 Hiroto

うん、さっきブライスと話したよ。
Un, sakki Buraisu to hanashita yo.
Yeah, I spoke with Bryce a moment ago.
陽葵 Himari

彼は元気だった？
Kare wa genki datta?
Was he doing well?
大翔 Hiroto

とても元気そうだったよ。
Totemo genki sou datta yo.
He seemed very energetic.

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