names · 漢字 — cinema ES your wallpaper ↓
i · the name
a Japanese calligrapher traveling the world
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Barbara

バーバラ
which one is you? ba-ba-ra ba-ru-ba-ra
from Greek barbaros — "the one who comes from another land"
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ii · three scripts

Three Japanese scripts. Two of them are fixed. The third one is not.

That is where a person has to choose, not a translator: a Japanese calligrapher who has already written the names of more than 500 people by hand, on the street, one by one.

Is it for a tattoo? Read this first →

He chose 7 versions for this name. The one he recommends most is in the second half.
iii · kanji i
羽波良
ba-ba-ra
the wings, the wave, and a life well lived
see what it means
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iv · about kanji i

羽波良

  • 羽bawings, being able to fly away
  • 波bathe wave, the energy that pushes
  • 良rawhat is good, a life well lived
a free name with a push behind it — for someone who moves without waiting for permission and gets far.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of being able to fly off whenever you want, pushing the way a wave pushes, and arriving at the end with a life well lived.

v · kanji ii
芭羽来
ba-ba-ra
the leaf opening out, the wings, and what is coming
see what it means
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vi · about kanji ii

芭羽来

  • 芭bafoliage opening out, a fresh and elegant green
  • 羽bawings, being able to fly away
  • 来rawhat is coming, the future drawing near
a fresh, free name — for someone who opens up and goes looking for what comes next.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of opening out the way a wide, fresh leaf opens, being able to fly off whenever you want, and going out to meet the future drawing near.

see the other versions
vii · there is more

There are five more versions you are not seeing.

  • 波巴蘭— the wave and the whirl where everything fits, with the line of the orchid
  • 羽巴羅— the wings and the whirl that fits, with the fall of fine silk
  • 波羽楽— the wave and the wings, with the taste for living out front
  • 芭波蘭— the fresh foliage and the wave, with the line of the orchid
  • 波芭来— the wave and the leaf opening out, with the future drawing near
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iii 波巴蘭
ba-ba-rathe wave, the whirl that fits together, and the orchid
  • 波bathe wave, the energy that pushes
  • 巴bathe whirl of three parts that fit together
  • 蘭rathe orchid, the flower with an elegant line
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of pushing the way a wave pushes, making the parts fit the way they fit inside a whirl, and holding the elegant line of the orchid.

choose this one
iv 羽巴羅
ba-ba-rathe wings, the whirl that fits together, and fine silk
  • 羽bawings, being able to fly away
  • 巴bathe whirl of three parts that fit together
  • 羅rafine silk, the cloth that falls with elegance
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of being able to fly off whenever you want, making the parts fit the way they fit inside a whirl, and moving with the fall of fine silk.

choose this one
v 波羽楽
ba-ba-rathe wave, the wings, and the taste for living
  • 波bathe wave, the energy that pushes
  • 羽bawings, being able to fly away
  • 楽rathe taste for living, joy
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of pushing the way a wave pushes, being able to fly off whenever you want, and never losing the taste for living.

choose this one
vi 芭波蘭
ba-ba-rathe leaf opening out, the wave, and the orchid
  • 芭bafoliage opening out, a fresh and elegant green
  • 波bathe wave, the energy that pushes
  • 蘭rathe orchid, the flower with an elegant line
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of opening out the way a wide, fresh leaf opens, pushing the way a wave pushes, and holding the elegant line of the orchid.

choose this one
vii 波芭来
ba-ba-rathe wave, the leaf opening out, and what is coming
  • 波bathe wave, the energy that pushes
  • 芭bafoliage opening out, a fresh and elegant green
  • 来rawhat is coming, the future drawing near
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of pushing the way a wave pushes, opening out the way a wide, fresh leaf opens, and going out to meet the future drawing near.

choose this one
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viii · wallpaper
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羽波良
Barbara
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羽波良
Barbara
Being able to fly off whenever you want, pushing the way a wave pushes, and arriving at the end with a life well lived.
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It is not just a wallpaper — take the meaning with you too.

Choose the background, the lettering, whether to show your name or the meaning of your kanji — and download it ready for your lock screen or to share.

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ix · from his own hand

This is how the calligrapher writes — three pieces, one hand.

Everything above is drawn by a typeface: a thousand Barbaras, the same stroke. Not this one. The calligrapher dips the brush and writes yours a single time — the ink opens where it opens, the stroke breaks where it breaks.

風露依 — written with a brush by the calligrapher
夢玖 — written with a brush by the calligrapher
慈英夢寿 — written with a brush by the calligrapher
three pieces by the calligrapher · brush and ink on paper · none of them says your name yet
I want mine, written by hand →
30 USD — and there is no second copy.
x · for you, not for the name

Shall we choose your kanji together?

Everything above was chosen for the name Barbara — the same for any Barbara. A commission is different: you tell the calligrapher what matters to you, what you want to protect and who you want to become — and together you pick the best kanji.

If you are getting it tattooed, or you seriously want a kanji that is only yours — start here.

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xi · wear it

The same kanji, on something you can touch.

Your name printed on what you use every day. We do not sell the shirt: we give you the file and you take it to your printer.

羽波良
Barbara
T-shirt
羽波良
Mug
羽波良
Tote bag
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no background, at print size — there you choose the kanji, the lettering style and the orientation

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千 · Japanese calligrapher · traveling the world · 2026