ゲイリー
The English name Gary is written in Japanese as ゲイリー. Wiktionary also lists ガリー and ギャリー.
Meaning: male given name (name)
Ways to say it
| Japanese |
|---|
| ゲイリー |
| ガリー |
| ギャリー |
| ゲーリー |
This is a male given name used to transcribe the English name Gary into Japanese script.
Which one should you use?
There are several ways to transcribe this name using Katakana: ガリー, ギャリー, ゲイリー and ゲーリー. While ゲイリー is the default form, the others are also used.
Did you know?
- Because the sound ゲ can be associated with the word ゲゲゲ, some Japanese speakers might find the starting sound of ゲイリー reminiscent of famous manga characters like Kitaro.
- In professional settings, a person named 'Gary' would be called ゲイリーさん because Japanese culture rarely uses a given name alone without an honorific suffix.
- If a person named 'Gary' wanted a Japanese name for artistic purposes, they might choose Kanji characters that mimic the sounds of ゲイリー, such as 芸 for 'art' and 理 for 'reason'.
Examples in context
- ゲーリーさん、お会いできて光栄です。It's an honor to meet you, Gary.
- ゲイリーさんは親切な人です。Geirī-san wa shinsetsu na hito desu.Gary is a kind person.
- 私の友人はゲイリーです。Watashi no yuujin wa Geirī desu.My friend is Gary.
- ゲイリーはどこにいますか？Geirī wa doko ni imasu ka?Where is Gary?
Example conversation
Yui and Ren are talking about a new colleague at work.
- 結衣 Yui新しい同僚の名前は何ですか？Atarashii douryou no namae wa nan desu ka?What is the new colleague's name?
- 蓮 Renゲイリーという名前です。Geirī to iu namae desu.His name is Gary.
- 結衣 Yuiゲイリーさんはアメリカ人ですか？Geirī-san wa Amerika-jin desu ka?Is Gary American?
- 蓮 Renはい、そうです。Hai, sou desu.Yes, he is.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “gary” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
