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1. Beau
2. Wave
3. Ambre
4. Becca
5. Bern
6. Bobo
7. Campo
8. Harpo
9. Lupo
10. Poca
11. Pohl
12. Pol
13. Poland
14. Polly
15. Polo
16. Poppie
17. Porsha
18. Porter
20. Wave
21. Apolline
22. Apollo
23. Apollon
24. Appoline
25. Bennie
26. Bert
27. Birgit
28. Boaz
29. Borat
30. Boston
31. Campos
32. Filippo
33. Libobo
34. Paulette
35. Pollard
36. Porles
37. Portia
39. Beckie
40. Bertie
41. Davenport
42. Go With The Flow
43. Higginbotham
44. Hippolyte
45. Leopold
46. Libertad
47. Marco Polo
48. Paramartha
49. Pokhrel
50. Polonius
51. Porferio
52. Porfirio
53. Puerto Rico
54. Apolodoro
55. Apolonio
56. Leopoldo
57. Apolinario
58. Bernardine
59. French Polynesia
64. Heart Sutra
This is a common transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the name Beau.
This Chinese character means “wave.”
波 is the most simple way to express wave in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and Korean Hanja.
This single character means wave. In Japanese, this is pronounced “nami” which is the same “nami” as used in the word “tsunami” (harbor wave).
This is a common way to write Polo in Chinese.
This would also be the way to write Polo for the surname or the car made by Volkswagen (the Polo model is sold worldwide with the exception of the USA). It can also refer to Marco Polo in Chinese.
In Japanese, this is a name that romanizes as Hara.
If you like to ride a surfboard, and/or “The Way of the Wave” is your life, 波浪 could be the scroll for you.
The additional meanings contained in these characters include ripple, storm, surge, breaker, wandering, and unrestrained.
波の道 is the simple way to write “The Way of the Wave” in Japanese.
I added this at the request of several customers. 波の道 is not a very common Japanese phrase.
波 = Wave
の = Of
道 = Way
The word order is the opposite of English. Most Japanese phrases that end in “の道” are translated to English as “The Way of...”
Technically, you could write “波道” as a shorter version of “The Way of the Wave.” However, without context, 波道 can mean channel or suggest a path to redirect ocean flow.
波羅末陀 is the Chinese and Japanese way to write the ancient Sanskrit word Paramārtha or परमार्थ which now means the highest truth, ultimate truth, ultimate reality, or fundamental meaning.
Paramārtha is the name of a famous Buddhist monk born in 499 CE. Paramārtha traveled the world (including Cambodia and territories that are now part of China) to spread the teachings of Buddhism by translating scriptures into the local languages so the truth could be understood by the masses.
So, we should all want to be a Paramārtha who brings the ultimate truth, knowledge, and enlightenment to others.
四拳波羅蜜大光明 is “shiken haramitsu daikōmyō,” a famous Japanese Buddhist mantra.
四拳 = shi-ken = four fists (many translate this as “four hearts”).
波羅蜜 = ha-ra-mitsu = A loanword representing pāramitā, or entrance into Nirvana. Awkwardly, it also means jackfruit.
大光明 = dai-kou-myo = big/great light bright (great bright light).
Shiken represents four hearts:
1. The Merciful Heart - Love and caring for all living things.
2. The Sincere Heart - Pursues righteousness, or the right path - sincerely trying to do what is right.
3. The Attuned Heart - Knows that nature and fate have their ways, and thus stay in tune with the universe.
4. The Dedicated Heart - Steadfast on the chosen path to the end.
詞韻波羅蜜大光明 are the Japanese Kanji characters that romanize as “Shikin Haramitsu Daikōmyō.”
This is a complicated proverb. I'm actually going to forgo writing any translation information here. You can figure it out via Google search and at sites like Paramita and the Perfection of Wisdom or
Fecastel.Wordpress.com::Shikin Haramitsu Daikōmyō
This is the Heart Sutra in Chinese as translated by Xuanzang.
The Heart Sutra is often cited as the best-known and most popular of all Buddhist scriptures.
Notes: There are too many characters for this to be done by the economy calligrapher. You must choose a Master Calligrapher.
With this many characters, and the fact that one tiny mistake wipes out hours of work, keep in mind that writing the Heart Sutra is usually a full day of work for a calligrapher. This work and personal energy should be cherished and respected. In other words, the calligrapher is not charging enough money for the value that you are getting here.
Also, you will find that as my server processes 260 characters, the customization process is a bit slow for this title.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 波 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
波 see styles |
bō bo1 po po ぽ |
More info & calligraphy: Wave(abbreviation) (See 波蘭・ポーランド) Poland; (personal name) Bo taraṅga. A wave, waves; to involve; translit. p, b, v; cf. 婆; 般; 鉢 etc. |
安波 see styles |
yasunami やすなみ |
More info & calligraphy: Ambre |
波卡 see styles |
bō kǎ bo1 ka3 po k`a po ka |
More info & calligraphy: Poca |
波恩 see styles |
bō ēn bo1 en1 po en |
More info & calligraphy: Bern |
波比 see styles |
bō bǐ bo1 bi3 po pi |
More info & calligraphy: Poppie |
波波 see styles |
bō bō bo1 bo1 po po Haha |
More info & calligraphy: Bobo |
波浪 see styles |
bō làng bo1 lang4 po lang harou / haro はろう |
More info & calligraphy: Wavewaves; billows; surge; (female given name) Harou taraṅga, a wave, waves. |
波特 see styles |
bō tè bo1 te4 po t`e po te |
More info & calligraphy: Porter |
波羅 波罗 see styles |
bō luó bo1 luo2 po lo hara はら |
More info & calligraphy: Polo(surname) Hara fool |
波蘭 波兰 see styles |
bō lán bo1 lan2 po lan porando ぽらんど |
More info & calligraphy: Poland(ateji / phonetic) (kana only) Poland; (place-name) Poland |
津波 see styles |
tsuwa つわ |
More info & calligraphy: Tsunami / Tidal Wave |
波士頓 波士顿 see styles |
bō shì dùn bo1 shi4 dun4 po shih tun |
More info & calligraphy: Boston |
波阿斯 see styles |
bō ā sī bo1 a1 si1 po a ssu |
More info & calligraphy: Boaz |
阿波羅 阿波罗 see styles |
ā bō luó a1 bo1 luo2 a po lo |
More info & calligraphy: Apollo |
波に乗る see styles |
namininoru なみにのる |
More info & calligraphy: Go With The Flow |
波多黎各 see styles |
bō duō lí gè bo1 duo1 li2 ge4 po to li ko |
More info & calligraphy: Puerto Rico |
波羅末陀 波罗末陀 see styles |
bō luó mò tuó bo1 luo2 mo4 tuo2 po lo mo t`o po lo mo to haramada |
More info & calligraphy: Paramartha |
隨波逐流 随波逐流 see styles |
suí bō zhú liú sui2 bo1 zhu2 liu2 sui po chu liu |
More info & calligraphy: Go With The Flow |
馬可波羅 马可波罗 see styles |
mǎ kě bō luó ma3 ke3 bo1 luo2 ma k`o po lo ma ko po lo |
More info & calligraphy: Marco Polo |
法屬波利尼西亞 法属波利尼西亚 see styles |
fǎ shǔ bō lì ní xī yà fa3 shu3 bo1 li4 ni2 xi1 ya4 fa shu po li ni hsi ya |
More info & calligraphy: French Polynesia |
一波 see styles |
kazuha かずは |
(female given name) Kazuha |
七波 see styles |
nanami ななみ |
(female given name) Nanami |
万波 see styles |
manba まんば |
(surname) Manba |
三波 see styles |
minami みなみ |
(surname, female given name) Minami |
上波 see styles |
uwanami うわなみ |
(archaism) wave (on the water's surface); (surname) Uenami |
下波 see styles |
shitaba したば |
(place-name) Shitaba |
不波 see styles |
fuwa ふわ |
(surname) Fuwa |
世波 see styles |
yonami よなみ |
(surname) Yonami |
並波 see styles |
nanba なんば |
(surname) Nanba |
中波 see styles |
zhōng bō zhong1 bo1 chung po chuuha / chuha ちゅうは |
medium wave (radio frequency range) medium wave; medium frequency; MF; medium frequency wave; (place-name, surname) Nakanami |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Beau | 波 | bō / bo1 / bo | po | |
Wave | 波 | nami | bō / bo1 / bo | po |
Ambre | 安波 | ān bō / an1 bo1 / an bo / anbo | an po / anpo | |
Becca | 波察 | bō chá / bo1 cha2 / bo cha / bocha | po ch`a / pocha / po cha | |
Bern | 波恩 | bō ēn / bo1 en1 / bo en / boen | po en / poen | |
Bobo | 波波 | bō bō / bo1 bo1 / bo bo / bobo | po po / popo | |
Campo | 坎波 | kǎn bō / kan3 bo1 / kan bo / kanbo | k`an po / kanpo / kan po | |
Harpo | 哈波 | hā bō / ha1 bo1 / ha bo / habo | ha po / hapo | |
Lupo | 盧波 卢波 | lú bō / lu2 bo1 / lu bo / lubo | lu po / lupo | |
Poca | 波卡 | bō kǎ / bo1 ka3 / bo ka / boka | po k`a / poka / po ka | |
Pohl | 波爾 波尔 | bō ěr / bo1 er3 / bo er / boer | po erh / poerh | |
Pol | 波爾 波尔 | bō ěr / bo1 er3 / bo er / boer | po erh / poerh | |
Poland | 波蘭 波兰 | bō lán / bo1 lan2 / bo lan / bolan | po lan / polan | |
Polly | 波莉 | bō lì / bo1 li4 / bo li / boli | po li / poli | |
Polo | 波羅 波罗 | hara | bō luó / bo1 luo2 / bo luo / boluo | po lo / polo |
Poppie | 波比 | bō bǐ / bo1 bi3 / bo bi / bobi | po pi / popi | |
Porsha | 波莎 | bō shā / bo1 sha1 / bo sha / bosha | po sha / posha | |
Porter | 波特 | bō tè / bo1 te4 / bo te / bote | po t`e / pote / po te | |
Tsunami Tidal Wave | 津波 | tsunami | ||
Wave | 波浪 | harou / haro | bō làng / bo1 lang4 / bo lang / bolang | po lang / polang |
Apolline | 阿波琳 | ā bō lín a1 bo1 lin2 a bo lin abolin | a po lin apolin |
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Apollo | 阿波羅 阿波罗 | ā bō luó a1 bo1 luo2 a bo luo aboluo | a po lo apolo |
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Apollon | 阿波羅 阿波罗 | ā bō luó a1 bo1 luo2 a bo luo aboluo | a po lo apolo |
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Appoline | 阿波琳 | ā bō lín a1 bo1 lin2 a bo lin abolin | a po lin apolin |
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Bennie | 波尼埃 | bō ní āi bo1 ni1 ai1 bo ni ai boniai | po ni ai poniai |
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Bert | 波爾特 波尔特 | bō ěr tè bo1 er3 te4 bo er te boerte | po erh t`e poerhte po erh te |
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Birgit | 波吉特 | bō jí tè bo1 ji2 te4 bo ji te bojite | po chi t`e pochite po chi te |
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Boaz | 波阿斯 | bō ā sī / bo1 a1 si1 / bo a si / boasi | po a ssu / poassu | |
Borat | 波拉特 | bō lā tè bo1 la1 te4 bo la te bolate | po la pola |
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Boston | 波士頓 波士顿 | bō shì dùn bo1 shi4 dun4 bo shi dun boshidun | po shih tun poshihtun |
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Campos | 坎波斯 | kǎn bō sī kan3 bo1 si1 kan bo si kanbosi | k`an po ssu kanpossu kan po ssu |
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Filippo | 菲利波 | fēi lì bō fei1 li4 bo1 fei li bo feilibo | fei li po feilipo |
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Libobo | 力波波 | lì bō bō li4 bo1 bo1 li bo bo libobo | li po po lipopo |
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Paulette | 波萊特 波莱特 | bō lái tè bo1 lai2 te4 bo lai te bolaite | po lai t`e polaite po lai te |
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Pollard | 波拉德 | bō lā dé bo1 la1 de2 bo la de bolade | po la te polate |
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Porles | 波爾斯 波尔斯 | bō ěr sī bo1 er3 si1 bo er si boersi | po erh ssu poerhssu |
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Portia | 波西亞 波西亚 | bō xī yà bo1 xi1 ya4 bo xi ya boxiya | po hsi ya pohsiya |
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The Way of the Wave | 波の道 | nami no michi naminomichi | ||
Beckie | 波克奇埃 | bō kè qí āi bo1 ke4 qi2 ai1 bo ke qi ai bokeqiai | po k`o ch`i ai pokochiai po ko chi ai |
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Bertie | 波爾提埃 波尔提埃 | bō ěr tí āi bo1 er3 ti2 ai1 bo er ti ai boertiai | po erh t`i ai poerhtiai po erh ti ai |
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Davenport | 達文波特 达文波特 | dá wén bō tè da2 wen2 bo1 te4 da wen bo te dawenbote | ta wen po t`e tawenpote ta wen po te |
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Go With The Flow | 隨波逐流 随波逐流 | suí bō zhú liú sui2 bo1 zhu2 liu2 sui bo zhu liu suibozhuliu | sui po chu liu suipochuliu |
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Go With The Flow | 波に乗る | namininoru | ||
Higginbotham | 希金波坦 | xī jīn bō tǎn xi1 jin1 bo1 tan3 xi jin bo tan xijinbotan | hsi chin po t`an hsichinpotan hsi chin po tan |
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Hippolyte | 伊波利特 | yī bō lì tè yi1 bo1 li4 te4 yi bo li te yibolite | i po li t`e ipolite i po li te |
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Leopold | 利奧波德 利奥波德 | lì ào bō dé li4 ao4 bo1 de2 li ao bo de liaobode | li ao po te liaopote |
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Libertad | 麗波爾達 丽波尔达 | lì bō ěr dá li4 bo1 er3 da2 li bo er da liboerda | li po erh ta lipoerhta |
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Marco Polo | 馬可波羅 马可波罗 | mǎ kě bō luó ma3 ke3 bo1 luo2 ma ke bo luo makeboluo | ma k`o po lo makopolo ma ko po lo |
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Paramartha | 波羅末陀 波罗末陀 | ha ra ma da haramada | bō luó mò tuó bo1 luo2 mo4 tuo2 bo luo mo tuo boluomotuo | po lo mo t`o polomoto po lo mo to |
Pokhrel | 波克雷爾 波克雷尔 | bō kè léi ěr bo1 ke4 lei2 er3 bo ke lei er bokeleier | po k`o lei erh pokoleierh po ko lei erh |
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Polonius | 波洛紐斯 波洛纽斯 | bō luò niǔ sī bo1 luo4 niu3 si1 bo luo niu si boluoniusi | po lo niu ssu poloniussu |
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Porferio | 波費里奧 波费里奥 | bō fèi lǐ ào bo1 fei4 li3 ao4 bo fei li ao bofeiliao | po fei li ao pofeiliao |
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Porfirio | 波菲里奧 波菲里奥 | bō fēi lǐ ào bo1 fei1 li3 ao4 bo fei li ao bofeiliao | po fei li ao pofeiliao |
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Puerto Rico | 波多黎各 | bō duō lí gè bo1 duo1 li2 ge4 bo duo li ge boduolige | po to li ko potoliko |
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Apolodoro | 阿波洛多羅 阿波洛多罗 | ā bō luò duō luó a1 bo1 luo4 duo1 luo2 a bo luo duo luo aboluoduoluo | a po lo to lo apolotolo |
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Apolonio | 阿波洛尼奧 阿波洛尼奥 | ā bō luò ní ào a1 bo1 luo4 ni1 ao4 a bo luo ni ao aboluoniao | a po lo ni ao apoloniao |
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Leopoldo | 萊奧波爾多 莱奥波尔多 | lái ào bō ěr duō lai2 ao4 bo1 er3 duo1 lai ao bo er duo laiaoboerduo | lai ao po erh to laiaopoerhto |
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Apolinario | 阿波利納里奧 阿波利纳里奥 | ā bō lì nà lǐ ào a1 bo1 li4 na4 li3 ao4 a bo li na li ao abolinaliao | a po li na li ao apolinaliao |
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Bernardine | 波爾納爾迪呢 波尔纳尔迪呢 | bō ěr nà ěr dí ne bo1 er3 na4 er3 di2 ne bo er na er di ne boernaerdine | po erh na erh ti ne poerhnaerhtine |
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French Polynesia | 法屬波利尼西亞 法属波利尼西亚 | fǎ shǔ bō lì ní xī yà fa3 shu3 bo1 li4 ni2 xi1 ya4 fa shu bo li ni xi ya fashubolinixiya | fa shu po li ni hsi ya fashupolinihsiya |
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Heart Sutra Title | 般若波羅蜜多心經 般若波罗蜜多心经 | bō rě bō luó mì duō xīn jīng bo1 re3 bo1 luo2 mi4 duo1 xin1 jing1 bo re bo luo mi duo xin jing boreboluomiduoxinjing | po je po lo mi to hsin ching pojepolomitohsinching |
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Shiken Haramitsu Daikomyo | 四拳波羅蜜大光明 | shi ken ha ra mitsu dai kou myou shi ken ha ra mitsu dai ko myo | ||
Shikin Haramitsu Daikomyo | 詞韻波羅蜜大光明 词韵波罗蜜大光明 | shi kin ha ra mitsu dai kou myo shikinharamitsudaikoumyo shi kin ha ra mitsu dai ko myo | ||
Heart Sutra Mantra | 揭諦揭諦波羅揭諦波羅僧揭諦菩提薩婆訶 揭谛揭谛波罗揭谛波罗僧揭谛菩提萨婆诃 | jiē dì jiē dì bō luō jiē dì bō luō sēng jiē dì pú tí sà pó hē jie1 di4 jie1 di4 bo1 luo1 jie1 di4 bo1 luo1 seng1 jie1 di4 pu2 ti2 sa4 po2 he1 jie di jie di bo luo jie di bo luo seng jie di pu ti sa po he | chieh ti chieh ti po lo chieh ti po lo seng chieh ti p`u t`i sa p`o ho chieh ti chieh ti po lo chieh ti po lo seng chieh ti pu ti sa po ho |
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Heart Sutra | 觀自在菩薩行深般若波羅蜜多時照見五蘊皆空度一切苦厄舍利子色不異空空不異色色即是空空即是色受想行識亦復如是舍利子是諸法空相不生不滅不垢不淨不增不減是故空中無色無受想行識無眼耳鼻舌身意無色聲香味觸法無眼界乃至無意識界無無明亦無無明盡乃至無老死亦無老死盡無苦集滅道無智亦無得以無所得故菩提薩埵依般若波羅蜜多故心無罣礙無罣礙故無有恐怖遠離顛倒夢想究竟涅盤三世諸佛依般若波羅蜜多故得阿耨多羅三藐三菩提故知般若波羅蜜多是大神咒是大明咒是無上咒是無等等咒能除一切苦真實不虛故說般若波羅蜜多咒即說咒曰揭諦揭諦波羅揭諦波羅僧揭諦菩提薩婆訶 观自在菩萨行深般若波罗蜜多时照见五蕴皆空度一切苦厄舍利子色不异空空不异色色即是空空即是色受想行识亦复如是舍利子是诸法空相不生不灭不垢不净不增不减是故空中无色无受想行识无眼耳鼻舌身意无色声香味触法无眼界乃至无意识界无无明亦无无明尽乃至无老死亦无老死尽无苦集滅道无智亦无得以无所得故菩提萨埵依般若波罗蜜多故心无罣碍无罣碍故无有恐怖远离颠倒梦想究竟涅盘三世诸佛依般若波罗蜜多故得阿耨多罗三藐三菩提故知般若波罗蜜多是大神咒是大明咒是无上咒是无等等咒能除一切苦真实不虚故说般若波罗蜜多咒即说咒曰揭谛揭谛波罗揭谛波罗僧揭谛菩提萨婆诃 | |||
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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