Dakota (dah-ko-tah, dakota)

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Here we offer authentic Japanese Tattoo designs of the name Dakota by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. Remember that names are translated to Japanese by how they are pronounced. So these Japanese Tattoo designs of Dakota are only correct for you if you pronounce Dakota as dah-ko-tah. That is the name Dakota (when pronounced dah-ko-tah) in Japanese katakana is ダコタ with the romaji dakota.

The standard way that names are translated to Japanese is with katakana. And these are the samples we show above. We also offer Dakota in hiragana which while not standard may be preferred when a more feminine Japanese Tattoo design of Dakota is wanted. Dakota in hiragana is だこた.

Translations You Can Trust Look up Dakota in Jeffrey's J/E Dictionary at Dakota. People using this exact same translation are Dakota Fanning (ダコタ・ファニング) and Dakota Blue Richards (ダコタ・ブルー・リチャーズ). The popular Japanese site Movie Walker also show celebrities named Dakota that use this translation to Japanese.

The name Dakota means "Friend" which in kanji is 友 which is read tomo.

If you are only interested in a Japanese Tattoo Design of the meaning of the name Dakota then click on the image for all the available options.

We also offer Japanese Tattoo designs of Dakota that have both the pronunciation in kana and the meaning in kanji. If you scroll down you will see several tattoo designs that translate both the prounciation and the meaning of the name Dakota.

The name Dakota is from the Dakota. Learn more about the etymology of Dakota at BehindTheName.