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This name is rising quickly and I think one of the reasons for this is the poetic meaning of 'night rain' circulating around the internet. This site says it is simply a spelling variant of the Basque name Amaia.
Does it also have a Japanese meaning? Everywhere I see 雨夜 for Amaya, meaning 'night' and 'rain'. Would these kanji be pronounced as Amaya? Is this name used in Japan or known there at all?
But there are some sources that state that 雨夜 doesn't sound like Amaya at all. For example, many claim the first kanji sounds like ah-meh and not ah-mah or that the second sounds like yo and not like ya.
The thing is that you can find a kanji for almost every sound and put it together it another kanji to create a name. This doesn't automatically mean the name has Japanese origins. For example, I can find kanji to write my name and they sound the same but my name is definitely not Japanese in origin.
So I am wondering if this happened with Amaya or if it is indeed a legit Japanese name.
Thank you!
Does it also have a Japanese meaning? Everywhere I see 雨夜 for Amaya, meaning 'night' and 'rain'. Would these kanji be pronounced as Amaya? Is this name used in Japan or known there at all?
But there are some sources that state that 雨夜 doesn't sound like Amaya at all. For example, many claim the first kanji sounds like ah-meh and not ah-mah or that the second sounds like yo and not like ya.
The thing is that you can find a kanji for almost every sound and put it together it another kanji to create a name. This doesn't automatically mean the name has Japanese origins. For example, I can find kanji to write my name and they sound the same but my name is definitely not Japanese in origin.
So I am wondering if this happened with Amaya or if it is indeed a legit Japanese name.
Thank you!
This message was edited 5/12/2019, 3:48 PM
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