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i · the name
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Brandon

ブランドン
from Old English brōm dūn — "the broom-covered hill"; first a place, then a surname
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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.

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He chose 7 versions for this name. The one he recommends most is in the second half.
iii · kanji i
歩嵐灯
bu-ran-don
the step, the energy of a storm, and a warm light
see what it means
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iv · about kanji i

歩嵐灯

  • 歩buthe step, moving forward one at a time
  • 嵐ranthe live energy of a storm
  • 灯dona warm light
a strong, warm name — for someone who pushes forward and leaves no one in the dark.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of moving forward one step at a time, carrying the live energy of a storm, and lighting a warm light.

v · kanji ii
武嵐呑
bu-ran-don
the temper of a warrior, the storm, and a wide spirit
see what it means
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vi · about kanji ii

武嵐呑

  • 武buthe temper of a warrior, not giving in
  • 嵐ranthe live energy of a storm
  • 呑dondraining the cup in one go, a wide spirit
a bold, wide name — for someone who does not give in and does not shrink either.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of having the temper of a warrior who does not give in, the live energy of a storm, and the wide spirit of someone who drains the cup in one go.

see the other versions
vii · there is more

There are five more versions you are not seeing.

  • 舞爛灯— the dance and a brightness in full bloom
  • 武爛呑— the temper of a warrior, with a brightness in full bloom
  • 歩爛呑— moving forward one at a time, with a brightness in full bloom
  • 舞嵐呑— the dance and the storm, without shrinking
  • 武嵐灯— the temper of a warrior, and a light that does not go out
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iii 舞爛灯
bu-ran-donthe dance, a brightness in full bloom, and a warm light
  • 舞buthe dance, the elegance of someone in motion
  • 爛rana brightness that opens in full bloom
  • 灯dona warm light
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of the elegance of someone in motion when dancing, a brightness that opens in full bloom, and a warm light.

choose this one
iv 武爛呑
bu-ran-donthe temper of a warrior, a brightness in full bloom, and a wide spirit
  • 武buthe temper of a warrior, not giving in
  • 爛rana brightness that opens in full bloom
  • 呑dondraining the cup in one go, a wide spirit
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of the temper of a warrior who does not give in, a brightness that opens in full bloom, and the wide spirit of someone who drains the cup in one go.

choose this one
v 歩爛呑
bu-ran-donthe step, a brightness in full bloom, and a wide spirit
  • 歩buthe step, moving forward one at a time
  • 爛rana brightness that opens in full bloom
  • 呑dondraining the cup in one go, a wide spirit
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of moving forward one step at a time, a brightness that opens in full bloom, and the wide spirit of someone who drains the cup in one go.

choose this one
vi 舞嵐呑
bu-ran-donthe dance, the storm, and a wide spirit
  • 舞buthe dance, the elegance of someone in motion
  • 嵐ranthe live energy of a storm
  • 呑dondraining the cup in one go, a wide spirit
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of the elegance of someone in motion when dancing, the live energy of a storm, and the wide spirit of someone who drains the cup in one go.

choose this one
vii 武嵐灯
bu-ran-donthe temper of a warrior, the storm, and a warm light
  • 武buthe temper of a warrior, not giving in
  • 嵐ranthe live energy of a storm
  • 灯dona warm light
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of the temper of a warrior who does not give in, the live energy of a storm, and a warm light.

choose this one
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viii · wallpaper
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歩嵐灯
Brandon
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歩嵐灯
Brandon
Moving forward one step at a time, carrying the live energy of a storm, and lighting a warm light.
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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 Brandons, 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.

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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
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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 Brandon — the same for any Brandon. 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.

歩嵐灯
Brandon
T-shirt
歩嵐灯
Mug
歩嵐灯
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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