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I appreciate these posts. A lot of the user-submitted content on this site tends to be very West-focused, mainly because most BtN members seem to be Western themselves. So despite being a worldwide database, a lot of names don't get as much time to shine as, say, Arthur & Alice. (Those were the top BtN names from 2018, right?)

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Unfortunately, this also means I have a hard time figuring out how to approach some of these names. (I never got into anime, besides Sailor Moon back in second grade, so I've had little exposure.) For instance, a lot of Japanese feminine names have the -ko suffix, meaning "child." Japanese people might not think anything of it, but I find it a little... demeaning? Infantilizing? It would be like me naming my daughter Flowerchild, sort of. Idk, that's just the impression those names give me.

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All that aside, of the names you've posted, I like:

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Hina
Karin
Shizuka (I really like this one's meaning)
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Keitaro
Kaito

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I freely admit that the ones I like, I like in part due to their similarity to Western names I like.

Hi Angrboða !!!

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I like Japanese names!!

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Naoko 直子: 4/10 not my style. I find it quite boring.

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Yumino 弓乃: I like the kanji 弓 but not combined with a possessive. So I prefer the name Yumi 弓美 meaning "beautiful bow".

Nina is not Japanese in my mind although I know that it could actually be.

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Momoka* 桃花: 8/10 I love its meaning of "peach flower".

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Hina 日菜: I like this kanji 日 meaning "sun", but not with the second part.

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Karin is not Japanese in my mind although I know it could actually be.

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Nanase and Nazuma does not bother me. They are too complex imo.

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Shizuka* 静香: 8/10. I love the meaning of "quiet fragrance". It is a lovely name.

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Honoka* 和花: 8/10. I love flowers so a name meaning "harmony's flower" is great. It seems feminine like Momoka.

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Kyoko* 恭子: 8/10. Beautiful and tryumphant being Kyoto the "real" historical Capital of Japan. Traditions are great!

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I'm not so good with masculine names so I have to check them later.

This message was edited 9/17/2019, 2:49 AM

There are some interesting ones on the list, I like:

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Karin
Nanase- even though I always think of it as a surname
Nazuna- rarely hear this name so it's nice to see it's still getting used
Honoka

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Yuya
Towa- never heard this name before, it's nice

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Was Kyoko really a guy? That name seems strictly feminine to me.

I like Nina and Kaito best.

This message was edited 9/16/2019, 11:11 PM