Just a small note…. some sites will “translate” a name into Kanji, but what they really do is write similar *sounding* syllables in Chinese/Japanese. So Mary would be the Chinese symbols that sound like “Mare” and “EE”. That can be fine, but it can result in some odd meanings.

A couple other considerations are the type of ink used and who did it. Inks aren’t regulated, so it’s difficult to know what it’s made of. You could ask the person who did it for the brand name. Amateur vs professional tattoos can be important. I’ve seen opinions both ways as to what’s easier to remove, it depends upon how deeply the ink is…[Read more]