Which is correct: Kirei Nakamura or kirei na Nakamura?


I am writing a song in English which also has some Japanese words. At some
point, I want to say "The beautiful Nakamura". I've seen
[here](http://thejapanesepage.com/grammar/na_adjectives) that Na is used when
kirei modifies the noun. However, since Nakamura is the name of a person, does
this mean that the noun is not modified, so I could simply use kirei Nakamura?
(preferable, because it keeps the song meter intact).

Also, can there be a problem with Nakamura if I put kirei before? (it might be
confused with kirei na Kamura)




When the word "kirei（きれい）" modifies noun, you must use "kirei" with "na"
whether or not the noun is a name of a person. The phrase "kirei
Nakamura(きれい中村)" is grammatically incorrect. Therefore the correct phrase is
"kirei na Nakamura(きれいな中村)".

Of course, whether that phrase sounds natural depends on whole lyrics. In some
cases, 「Nakamura kirei(+da, dane, danaa)」may be preferable which means not
beautiful Nakamura but that Nakamura is beautiful.

In so many cases, "utsukushii(美しい)"is more suitable than "kirei(きれい)" as a
translation of "beautiful". Since "utsukushii" is -i adjective, you don't need
to use any suffix when you modify a noun with "utsukushii" whether or not the
noun is a name of a person.

