マチルダ
Machiruda
The English name Matilda is written as マチルダ (Machiruda) in Japanese.
マチルダ is the Japanese transliteration of the female given name Matilda.
Meaning: female given name, cognates and transliterations (name)
How does it change in a sentence?
The honorific suffix さん is added to the name マチルダ to show politeness and respect. Adding the suffix ちゃん to マチルダ indicates informality and affection.
How do you pronounce it?
Machiruda
Did you know?
- In Japanese pop culture, the name マチルダ is strongly associated with the character from the film 'Léon: The Professional', making it feel more like a 'cool' or 'edgy' name than a traditional one.
- In a Japanese context, using the name without an honorific like さん or ちゃん can sound quite aggressive or overly intimate. This is a common pitfall for English speakers used to using single names freely.
- If you were to write マチルダ using Kanji, you would have to select characters based on their sounds rather than their meaning. This process, called ateji, turns a foreign name into a series of meaningful but arbitrary symbols.
Examples in context
- マチルダさん、お元気ですか？Matilda, how are you?
- マチルダさん、お越しいただきありがとうございますThank you for coming, Matilda.
- おはよう、マチルダちゃんGood morning, Matilda!
- マチルダはとても優しい名前ですね。Machiruda wa totemo yasashii namae desu ne.Matilda is a very gentle name, isn't it?
- マチルダというキャラクターが好きです。Machiruda to iu kyarakutā ga suki desu.I like the character named Matilda.
- マチルダの物語を読みました。Machiruda no monogatari o yomimashita.I read the story of Matilda.
Example conversation
Daigo and Yui are talking about a new classmate.
- 大翔 Hiroto新しい友達の名前は何？atarashii tomodachi no namae wa nan?What is the new friend's name?
- 結衣 Yui彼女の名前はマチルダだよ。kanojo no namae wa machiruda dayo.Her name is Matilda.
- 大翔 Hirotoマチルダか、いい名前だね。machiruda ka, ii namae dane.Matilda, huh? That's a nice name.
- 結衣 Yuiうん、とても素敵な名前だよね。un, totemo suteki na namae dayone.Yeah, it's a very lovely name.
