How It Works
The tool works in two layers. First a list of known names — countries, capitals, major cities, month and weekday names and widely used personal names — which are written in their established Bangla spelling (January becomes জানুয়ারি, Manchester becomes ম্যানচেস্টার). Anything not on that list goes through a spelling-to-sound engine that reads the English spelling and writes the nearest Bangla form.
Worth remembering: newspapers and institutions disagree about the Bangla spelling of foreign names (some write ট্রাম্প, others ট্রামপ). So copy the result and match it to your own house style — this is a tool for saving time, not the final word.
Examples
| English | In Bangla | English | In Bangla |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Trump | ডোনাল্ড ট্রাম্প | John Smith | জন স্মিথ |
| Manchester | ম্যানচেস্টার | Liverpool | লিভারপুল |
| New York | নিউইয়র্ক | Washington | ওয়াশিংটন |
| Bangladesh | বাংলাদেশ | Australia | অস্ট্রেলিয়া |
| September | সেপ্টেম্বর | Friday | শুক্রবার |
| Printer | প্রিন্টার | Reporter | রিপোর্টার |
Who It Is For
Journalists: every report carries foreign names of people, cities and organisations that have to be written in Bangla — convert the whole list at once. Offices and government work: putting foreign names into a letter or a report in Bangla. Press and publishing: keeping name spellings consistent across a book or a paper.
For writing Bangla there is also the Avro Keyboard, the Unicode Editor and Voice Typing; to count words the Word Counter, and to check spelling the Spell Checker.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this translate?
No. This is transliteration — the meaning does not change, the English word is simply written in Bangla letters. For a translation with meaning, use English to Bangla.
Can I convert many names at once?
Yes. Put each name on its own line and the whole list is converted in one go.
What if the spelling differs slightly?
Institutions differ on the Bangla spelling of foreign names. Copy the result and adjust it to your own convention.