Home Learn Japanese Correct katakana for the name “Liam”LLearn JapaneseCorrect katakana for the name “Liam”June 1, 20238 comments I got my wife and kid name in katakana as tattoo. We had another kid after and now I want to add his name. I just dont know what the correct katana is…リーアム(Riamu)リャーン (Rian) Tags:Japanese LanguageLearn Japanese 8 commentsリアムFind a famous person with the same name/pronunciation, and go to the Japanese version of the Wikipedia article about that person. [Liam Hendriks](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%98%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9)Probably. it’s リーアム.https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3Arigatou gozaimasu!I looked up Liam Gallagher on Japanese Wikipedia and it said リアムLiam Neeson —> リーアム/RÄ«amuLiam Gallagher —> リアム/RiamuNot sure how you pronounce your kid’s name, but I’m sure it’s one of these two. Never seen or heard リャーン before.リアム。No long vowel.リアムthe other is wrong.Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
Find a famous person with the same name/pronunciation, and go to the Japanese version of the Wikipedia article about that person. [Liam Hendriks](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%98%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9)
Probably. it’s リーアム.https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3
Liam Neeson —> リーアム/RīamuLiam Gallagher —> リアム/RiamuNot sure how you pronounce your kid’s name, but I’m sure it’s one of these two. Never seen or heard リャーン before.
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リアãƒ
Find a famous person with the same name/pronunciation, and go to the Japanese version of the Wikipedia article about that person.
[Liam Hendriks](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%98%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9)
Probably. it’s リーアム.
https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3
Arigatou gozaimasu!
I looked up Liam Gallagher on Japanese Wikipedia and it said リアãƒ
Liam Neeson —> リーアム/Rīamu
Liam Gallagher —> リアム/Riamu
Not sure how you pronounce your kid’s name, but I’m sure it’s one of these two. Never seen or heard リャーン before.
リアム。No long vowel.
リアムthe other is wrong.