How to Say "Jimmy" in Japanese

ジミー

Jimī[d͡ʑimʲiː]

ジミー (Jimī) is the Japanese way to say the masculine given name Jimmy.

ジミー is used as a masculine given name.

How do you pronounce it?

Jimī

If a person named Jimmy were to meet a Japanese person, they might find that the name sounds very similar to the Japanese word 地味 (jimi), which means 'plain' or 'unrefined'.
If you were to write 'Jimmy' using Kanji, you would be creating a 'ateji' name, which is a stylistic choice where characters are chosen for sound rather than meaning.
If a person named Jimmy is in a professional setting, Japanese colleagues will rarely call them ジミー and will instead add the suffix さん to create ジミーさん to avoid being impolite.

ジミーによろしくね。
Say hello to Jimmy.
This sentence is useful for learning how to send greetings to someone.
Tatoeba #216075 by small_snow, translation #53376 by CP
ジミー、もう寝る時間ですよ。
It is time you went to bed, Jimmy.
This sentence is useful for seeing how to address someone directly.
Tatoeba #216079 by Kaede, translation #53379 by CP
ジミーは車については何でも知っている。
Jimmy knows everything about cars.
This sentence is useful for seeing how to use the name as a subject in a sentence.
Tatoeba #216067 by tommy__san, translation #53368 by CP
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Kenta and Misaki are talking about a mutual friend at a cafe.

健太 Kenta

ジミーは今日、来ますか？
Jimī wa kyō, kimasu ka?
Is Jimmy coming today?
美咲 Misaki

はい、ジミーは午後に来るはずです。
Hai, Jimī wa gogo ni kuru hazu desu.
Yes, Jimmy should be here this afternoon.
健太 Kenta

彼と一緒に遊びたいです。
Kare to issho ni asobitai desu.
I want to hang out with him.
美咲 Misaki

きっと喜ぶと思いますよ。
Kitto yorokobu to omoimasu yo.
I am sure he will be happy.

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