Drake (drayk, doreiku)

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Here we offer authentic Japanese Tattoo designs of the name Drake by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. Remember that names are translated to Japanese by how they are pronounced. So these Japanese Tattoo designs of Drake are only correct for you if you pronounce Drake as drayk. That is the name Drake (when pronounced drayk) in Japanese katakana is ドレイク with the romaji doreiku.

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

Translations You Can Trust Look up Drake in Jeffrey's J/E Dictionary at Drake. People using this exact same translation are Fabia Drake (ファビア・ドレイク), Tom Drake (トム・ドレイク), Drake Bell (ドレイク・ベル), Betsy Drake (ベッツィ・ドレイク) and Charles Drake (チャールズ・ドレイク). The popular Japanese site Movie Walker also show celebrities named Drake that use this translation to Japanese.

The name Drake means "Dragon" which in kanji is 龍 which is read ryuu.

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

We also offer Japanese Tattoo designs of Drake 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 Drake.

Learn more about the etymology of Drake at BehindTheName. Drake's meaning can also be confirmed on page 80 in A Dictionary of First Names (Oxford Paperback Reference) by Hanks, Hardcastle, and Hodges.