A Japanese name

[ninjacatman]

Hi all,
in China, it is tradition to get a name in the language that you
are learning, because of this, I have a Chinese name. I was
wondering if Japan had the same tradition?

Secondly, I was wondering if there were any Japanese names
which are like my name. My name is Stephan Eli Ginther
I've looked up the meaning behind my name, and Stephan means
king, Eli means power/powerful and Ginther means war or warrior.
I guess my name means 'king power warrior' which is Kind of a crude, but I didn't choose it and my dad didn't know
the meaning when he gave it to me.

 

[Ashikaga]

As far as I know, the answer is no to both questions.

 

[Mikawa Ossan]

As an ex-student of Japanese, I can safely say that people learning Japanese generally do not take a Japanese name.

However, that doesn't mean you can't play around. My original family name translates into Minamitani, so I sometimes use that on my computer or whatnot. I never used it as an actual name for myself, though. People would think I'm nuts.

 

[Tsuyoiko]

I also made myself a Japanese name by translating my first name, which means "strong", into Japanese, and adding a girls' name ending: Tsuyoiko