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I don't read Japanese (or speak it), so I don't have a lot of knowledge of Japanese names outside of the names in this database (which doesn't seem like it's at all comprehensive). I love all the nature meanings, sometimes more than I like the sound of the name itself.

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My favorite Japanese girl names:

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Akiko (autumn, child)
Hotaru (I don't actually care for the sound, but I love the meaning of firefly)
Izumi (fountain)
Kaori (fragrance)
Keiko (celebrate, child)
Moriko (forest, child)
Megumi (affection)
Midori (green)
Misaki (beautiful blossom)
Nanami (seven seas)
Natsumi (summer)
Shiori (poem)
Shizuka (quiet)
Yuki (snow)
Yumi (archery bow)

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Boy names are harder for me, as they sound so different from the names American boys have, and the meanings can be pretty dull:

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Jiro (second son)
Hayate (sound of the wind)
Kaede (maple)
Ken (healthy - I like all the Kens, Kenji, Kenzo, etc.)
Kiyoshi (pure)
Koji (peace)
Ren (lotus)
Sora (sky)
Takashi (noble)
Yoshi (good luck)
Yori (rely)

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And last of all an Admiral came,
A terrible man with a terrible name,—
A name which you all know by sight very well;
But which no one can speak, and no one can spell.

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Robert Southey, "The March to Moscow"