Baby Names That Work in Japanese and English - GaijinPot
blog.gaijinpot.com › baby-names-that-work-inNov 19, 2019 · This also allows even names that have ridiculously different spellings such as りり (Riri), けいり (Keiri), ありさ (Arisa), えれん (Eren), えみり(Emiri), and かいり (Kairi) to sound similar to English names Lily, Kayle, Alicia, Ellen, Emily, and Kylie—even though the spellings may not suggest there could be any phonetic similarity at all.