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i · the name
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Oliver

オリバー
from Latin olivarius — "the one of the olive tree"; the tree whose branch stands for peace
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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
央理羽
o-ri-ba
the center, the reason of things, and wings
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iv · about kanji i

央理羽

  • 央othe center, the point that does not move
  • 理rithe reason of things, understanding how they work
  • 羽bawings, being able to fly away
a steady, free name — for someone with a center and wings both.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of being the center, the point that does not move, understanding the reason of things and how they work, and having wings to fly away whenever you want.

v · kanji ii
音利芭
o-ri-ba
sound, the edge of a quick mind, and fresh green
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vi · about kanji ii

音利芭

  • 音osound, the music that stays
  • 利rithe edge of a quick mind
  • 芭bafoliage opening out, a fresh and elegant green
a live, wide-awake name — for someone who leaves music behind and thinks fast.
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of leaving behind a sound and a music that stay, thinking with the edge of a quick mind, and opening out like foliage of fresh and elegant green.

see the other versions
vii · there is more

There are five more versions you are not seeing.

  • 王理覇— the bearing of a king and the reason of things, all the way to the summit
  • 凰利波— the nobility of a phoenix and the edge of a quick mind, with the push of the wave
  • 雄理巴— a heroic spirit and the reason of things, with three parts that fit together
  • 央利覇— the center and the edge of a quick mind, all the way to the summit
  • 音理波— the sound that stays and the reason of things, with the push of the wave
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iii 王理覇
o-ri-bathe bearing of a king, the reason of things, and the summit
  • 王othe bearing of a king, leading with nobility
  • 理rithe reason of things, understanding how they work
  • 覇bathe summit, first place
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of having the bearing of a king and leading with nobility, understanding the reason of things, and reaching the summit and first place.

choose this one
iv 凰利波
o-ri-bathe nobility of a phoenix, the edge of a quick mind, and the wave
  • 凰othe nobility of a phoenix
  • 利rithe edge of a quick mind
  • 波bathe wave, the energy that pushes
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of carrying the nobility of a phoenix, thinking with the edge of a quick mind, and pushing with the energy of the wave.

choose this one
v 雄理巴
o-ri-baa heroic spirit, the reason of things, and the whirl that fits
  • 雄ocourage, not shrinking back
  • 理rithe reason of things, understanding how they work
  • 巴bathe whirl of three parts that fit together
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of carrying courage, not shrinking back, understanding the reason of things, and making the parts fit like the whirl of three.

choose this one
vi 央利覇
o-ri-bathe center, the edge of a quick mind, and the summit
  • 央othe center, the point that does not move
  • 利rithe edge of a quick mind
  • 覇bathe summit, first place
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of being the center, the point that does not move, thinking with the edge of a quick mind, and reaching first place at the summit.

choose this one
vii 音理波
o-ri-basound, the reason of things, and the wave
  • 音osound, the music that stays
  • 理rithe reason of things, understanding how they work
  • 波bathe wave, the energy that pushes
this is how your card sounds 🔊

Your name carries the meaning of leaving behind a sound and a music that stay, understanding the reason of things, and pushing with the energy of the wave.

choose this one
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viii · wallpaper
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央理羽
Oliver
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央理羽
Oliver
Being the center, the point that does not move, understanding the reason of things and how they work, and having wings to fly away whenever you want.
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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 Olivers, 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
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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 Oliver — the same for any Oliver. 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.

央理羽
Oliver
T-shirt
央理羽
Mug
央理羽
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