Tattoo help please !

[ginnyjay]

Can anyone please help me translate this tattoo ? will be very greatful if possible as a bit blurred i think.

[skylee]

It is 妮达亚 (ni da ya) , probably a transliteration of Nadia or a similar name.

[ginnyjay]

Thanks Skylee! Its the answer i did not want to see , but never mind! puzzle complete x

[ginnyjay]

Can i just ask if it would say Nittaya ? I was told it said Nicola or Nicky ! which one please is nearer ?

[Guest realmayo]

It gives the sounds ni + da + ya ---- sounds closest to Nittaya to me. The three characters look like they are being used for their sounds, not for their meaning.

[imron]

Can i just ask if it would say Nittaya

It says Nittaya in the the same way that the combination of the following English words does:

'knee'

'tar'

'yard'

If you put those three words next to each other and say them quickly, it sounds approximately like the same sound as Nittaya. That's what's happening with the Chinese in this case, except it's for different words. See here for each of their individual meanings.

[renzhe]

If you asked somebody to "tattoo Nittaya in Chinese", then this is what you would get. It could be worse, but at least it's a valid transliteration of "Nittaya"

Of course, if Nittaya was your husband's ex-girlfriend, then it's already as bad as it gets, really.

[ginnyjay]

Thanks everyone, well that clears it up once & for all! My husband was working in Singapore for a few months a few years back! just found out recently he had met a girl there! When he came back he told me the Tattoo said my name ( Nicola ) his bit on the side was Nittaya!

[Demonic_Duck]

Ouchhh... sounds like your husband is a very stupid man (and evidently assumed you were unable to use the internet...)