Olli in Japanese

Olli is written オリ in katakana. Katakana is the script Japanese people use for foreign names, so this is how Olli would appear on a Japanese ID card, a café cup or a name tag.

Our top pick is 緒里 (Ori). 緒 means “bond” and 里 means “hometown”. Other good options are 緒理 (Ori) and 音里 (Ori).

Yes. 緒里 is also found in Japan as a girl’s name, read Ori, so it looks natural to Japanese readers. For Olli, it works as both a real-looking Japanese name and a kanji spelling of your own name.

緒里 has 21 strokes in total (緒: 14, 里: 7). It takes some practice to write neatly, so look up the stroke order before trying it with a brush.

Each character in 緒里 has a positive meaning, so it is a reasonable choice. Keep in mind that Japanese people will read it as the meaning of the characters, not instantly as “Olli”. If you want your name to be recognized, katakana (オリ) is clearer. Either way, ask a native speaker to check the final design.