ペネロペ
Penerope
The English name Penelope is translated into Japanese as ペネロペ (Penerope).
ペネロペ is used as a female given name.
Meaning: female given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Penerope.
Did you know?
- While ペネロペ is the standard phonetic translation, a Japanese person might assign custom kanji characters to the name to give it a specific meaning like 'weaving' to honor the Greek myth.
- Foreign names like ペネロペ are written in katakana, a script originally developed for sounds that did not exist in native Japanese words.
- In Japanese, the syllables in ペネロペ are all of equal length and stress, unlike the English pronunciation which emphasizes the second syllable.
Examples in context
- ペネロペさん、お元気ですか？How are you, Penelope?
- ペネちゃん、また会おうね！See you again, Pene!
- その小説の主人公はペネロペです。Sono shousetsu no shujinkou wa Penerope desu.The protagonist of that novel is Penelope.
- 私の友達の名前はペネロペです。Watashi no tomodachi no namae wa Penerope desu.My friend's name is Penelope.
Example conversation
Youta and Himari are looking at a photo of a friend.
- 陽太 Yotaこの人は誰ですか？Kono hito wa dare desu ka?Who is this person?
- 陽葵 Himari彼女は私の友達のペネロペです。Kanojo wa watashi no tomodachi no Penerope desu.She is my friend, Penelope.
- 陽太 Yotaペネロペさんはとても可愛いですね。Penerope-san wa totemo kawaii desu ne.Penelope is very cute, isn't she?
- 陽葵 Himariはい、本当にいい人ですよ。Hai, hontou ni ii hito desu yo.Yes, she is a really nice person.
