Alternative form of a Western name in Japanese


This is quite a specific question, and may make no sense out of context, but
the context may be hard to explain.

If you have a name such as Tertius, which is Latin for "third son", what is an
alternative to translating that name to Japanese rather than simply converting
the syllables?

To put it another way, what is the Japanese equivalent of a name which means
"third son"?

The closest I have got so far is "San-nan", but I'm not practiced enough to
know whether this is usable as a name or merely a description.




Japanese already has a naming convention for the order you mention:

> 一郎｛いちろう｝ - first son
>
> 次郎｛じろう｝ - second son
>
> 三郎｛さぶろう｝ - third son
>
> 四郎｛しろう｝- fourth son

...etc.

I would avoid using this as your 'Japanese name' and just use katakana テルシアス
or テルシュス, then add that it means the same as 三郎.




Japanese already has a naming convention for the order you mention:

> 一郎｛いちろう｝ - first son
>
> 次郎｛じろう｝ - second son
>
> 三郎｛さぶろう｝ - third son
>
> 四郎｛しろう｝- fourth son

...etc.

I would avoid using this as your 'Japanese name' and just use katakana テルシアス
or テルシュス, then add that it means the same as 三郎.

