How would you write the name Anibal in Japanese?


So my name is written Anibal, I'm from Brazil, just so you know. I'd like to
know how would you write it in japanese, I'm in doubt between A-ni-ba-ru and
A-ni-ba-e-ru. Any further explanation would be much appreciated.




For this kind of question, you can start by seeing how other people spell it.
I searched the Japanese Wikipedia for **Anibal**. Here were the top two
results:

  * [Anibal Alejandro Sanchez](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%90%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%81%E3%82%A7%E3%82%B9) - **アニバル** ・アレハンドロ・サンチェス
  * [Tarso Anibal Santanna Marques](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B1%E3%82%B9) - タルソ・ **アニバル** ・サンタナ・マルケス

How you transcribe a name usually depends on its _pronunciation_ , not its
_spelling_ , so it's possible that an Anibal from a different region would
have a different transcription. But you said you're from Brazil, and so is the
second person I linked to above, so it seems reasonable to spell your name the
same way as his. And that's true regardless of whether it's based on spelling
or pronunciation--following convention in transcribing names is usually a good
thing. So based on this, I think **アニバル** seems like a good spelling.

If you can't read katakana, that's **A-ni-ba-ru** , just like your first
guess. That would usually be written without hyphens, so it's **Anibaru**.




For this kind of question, you can start by seeing how other people spell it.
I searched the Japanese Wikipedia for **Anibal**. Here were the top two
results:

  * [Anibal Alejandro Sanchez](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%90%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%81%E3%82%A7%E3%82%B9) - **アニバル** ・アレハンドロ・サンチェス
  * [Tarso Anibal Santanna Marques](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B1%E3%82%B9) - タルソ・ **アニバル** ・サンタナ・マルケス

How you transcribe a name usually depends on its _pronunciation_ , not its
_spelling_ , so it's possible that an Anibal from a different region would
have a different transcription. But you said you're from Brazil, and so is the
second person I linked to above, so it seems reasonable to spell your name the
same way as his. And that's true regardless of whether it's based on spelling
or pronunciation--following convention in transcribing names is usually a good
thing. So based on this, I think **アニバル** seems like a good spelling.

If you can't read katakana, that's **A-ni-ba-ru** , just like your first
guess. That would usually be written without hyphens, so it's **Anibaru**.

