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Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 糸, 絃, 弦, 愛, 伊都, 衣都, 圍登, 維人, etc.(Japanese Kanji) いと(Japanese Hiragana) イト(Japanese Katakana)
Meaning & History
From either 糸 (ito) meaning "thread, yarn, string" (絃/弦, meaning "(bow)string," is also used in relation) or the stem of adjective 愛しい (itoshii) meaning "beloved."
It can also be written with 2 kanji, an i kanji, like 伊, 衣 meaning "clothing," 圍 meaning "enclosure, surrounding" or 維 meaning "tie, rope," and a to kanji, such as 都 meaning "metropolis," 登 meaning "ascent" or 人 meaning "person."This name was used as a slightly common feminine name in the Edo period (1603-1868) before dropping off in the 20th century. The uptick in usage for girls, as well as boys (owing to the -to ending), since the early 2010s is likely influenced by actress Ito Ohno (大野 いと) (1995-).
It can also be written with 2 kanji, an i kanji, like 伊, 衣 meaning "clothing," 圍 meaning "enclosure, surrounding" or 維 meaning "tie, rope," and a to kanji, such as 都 meaning "metropolis," 登 meaning "ascent" or 人 meaning "person."This name was used as a slightly common feminine name in the Edo period (1603-1868) before dropping off in the 20th century. The uptick in usage for girls, as well as boys (owing to the -to ending), since the early 2010s is likely influenced by actress Ito Ohno (大野 いと) (1995-).