女の子はおばあさんの名を取ってエリザベスと名付けられた。

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English Translation

The girl was called Elizabeth after her grandmother.

Furigana

女(おんな)の子(こ)はおばあさんの名(な)を取(と)ってエリザベスと名付(なづ)けられた。

Romanji

Onnanoko wa obāsan no na o totte Erizabesu to nazukerareta.

Words

女の子 (おんなのこ、おんなのコ、おんにゃのこ)

girl

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

お祖母さん (おばあさん)

grandmother; female senior-citizen

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

名 (な)

name; given name; title; fame; renown; reputation; pretext; pretense; justification; appearance

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

取る (とる)

to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose; to steal; to eat; to have (a meal); to remove (one's glasses, etc.); to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

名付ける (なづける)

to name; to call; to christen; to term