Ivanov

Japanese translation: イワノフ or イヴァノフ

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English term or phrase:	Ivanov
Japanese translation:	イワノフ or イヴァノフ
Entered by:	jsl (X)

01:18 Aug 3, 2005

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English term or phrase: Ivanov

Could anyone tell me how to transcribe this RUSSIAN name in Japanese kata-kana?

Nobuo Kawamura KudoZ activity Questions: 179 (1 open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 1405 Japan
Local time: 11:12

イワノフ or イヴァノフ

Explanation:
It is most likely to be "イワノフ", but "イヴァノフ" is still possible.

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Note added at 2005-08-03 01:24:39 (GMT)
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In Google:
about 19,400 examples of ¥"イワノフ¥" vs. about 1,650 examples of ¥"イヴァノフ¥"

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jsl (X)
Local time: 11:12

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ロシア人の名前を仮名書きする時のルールが必ずしも整合的でないので困りましたがDaisuke様cinefil様のご意見で踏ん切りがつきました。有難うございます

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イワノフ or イヴァノフ

jsl (X)

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アイヴァノフ　or アイヴァノヴ

KathyT

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2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

イワノフ or イヴァノフ

jsl (X)
Local time: 11:12
PRO pts in category: 20

Grading comment

ロシア人の名前を仮名書きする時のルールが必ずしも整合的でないので困りましたがDaisuke様cinefil様のご意見で踏ん切りがつきました。有難うございます

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

アイヴァノフ　or アイヴァノヴ

Explanation:
I agree with Daisuke-san's explanation above if you are translating the name of a Russian national.

However, if you are translating the name of an English-speaking 'Westerner' of Russian heritage, it is much more likely that they pronounce their name アイヴァノヴ, etc.

I just thought I'd add that as you have posted in the English-Japanese forum. I'm not sure whether that's because the person is a 'Westerner' or just because there is not a big Russian-Japanese forum on ProZ.

Anyway, my 2c worth and HTH ;-)

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Note added at 1 hr 53 mins (2005-08-03 03:12:14 GMT)
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P.S. ¥"Ivan¥" (pronounced アイヴァン) is a reasonably common boy¥'s name in English speaking countries, where the ¥"I¥" sound is always pronounced ¥"アイ¥".

See:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="アイヴァン"&meta=

KathyT
Australia
Local time: 12:12
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 6

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