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I never knew Yoshi was Japanese till I went looking for cat names, so I named my kitten Yoshi and I think it fits her well. It's also a very cute name and I love the Nintendo character!
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I love the cute, little character in the video games! It's a good association, I also love the name!
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Please add the spelling of ヨシ, spelled like this it was one of the most popular girls names in Japan in the 1910s.
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This is the name of a Nintendo character, but I've never heard this was JAPANESE. Now I know.
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It's worth noting that the Nintendo character's name is originally pronounced "Yosshi" with a short 'o' and a doubled 's'. Maybe it's still possible to make the joke since it's still similar, but it's not AS obvious of a joke to them.
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YO-shee in English.
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Yoshi was a very popular girl's name in Japan in the early 1900s.
It peaked at #6 (1912-1914) and was last seen in the top 10 in 1919.
It was most commonly spelled as ヨシ.
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It peaked at #6 (1912-1914) and was last seen in the top 10 in 1919.
It was most commonly spelled as ヨシ.
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While Yoshi is a classic Japanese name, I'd avoid using it, since it's known to kids around the world as a Nintendo video-game character.
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Yoshi is the wife of Dutch professional footballer Daryl Janmaat.
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Based on some research that I've done (gathering names from passenger lists and US census data), Yoshi was popular for girls in the late Edo period and the Meiji period. Most of the female Yoshis would have had their names written in kana.
This goes back to the fact that 2 syllable names were preferred at the time, more so before the Meiji period, which is why Yoshi was seen as a girl's name. Towards the 2nd half of the Meiji period and the Taishō period, those types of names were quickly shunted out in popularity by names ending in *ko.
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This goes back to the fact that 2 syllable names were preferred at the time, more so before the Meiji period, which is why Yoshi was seen as a girl's name. Towards the 2nd half of the Meiji period and the Taishō period, those types of names were quickly shunted out in popularity by names ending in *ko.
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Unless you're Japanese, it's best that you avoid this name. Everyone will think of the Mario character.
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"Yoshi!" as an expression in Japanese is somewhat of a slang term meaning "Alright!" or "Let's do it!" or "Let's go!" etc.
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Please don't name your child Yoshi. They'd never escape the Mario jokes.
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Every time I hear this name, I think of Splinter's owner, Master Yoshi, from TMNT. I like this name and I personally would name my child Yoshi, though it'd be a middle name (eg: James Yoshi).
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I love Yoshi from the Mario games! I couldn't use it on a child because of the dinosaur, but it's a really adorable name.
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I'm a big Nintendo fan. And I love this name. If I get a dog, I have to call it Yoshi.
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Yoshi reminds me of the Mario Brothers!
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I always think about the cute little reptile. I'm a big fan of Nintendo, but I think I would name either my dog, fish, or any type animal, not human.
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This is a good name, but I won't use it on a child. I'm afraid they might tease him/her like, "Oh! It's the green Yoshi! Where's Mario and Luigi?" It's good, but I'd rather name a pet this than a kid.
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Irresistably cute!
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Pronounced YO-shee.
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Yoshi makes me laugh.
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Yoshimitsu from the Soul Calibur series and Tekkens series is a swordsman and a cheery one at that. (At least in Soul Calibur)
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Yoshi has numerous kanji/meaning possibilities and appears both in girls' names and boys' names.
Kanji possibilities:
-righteous(ness)
-freedom
-beautiful
-happy
-be good to others
-savory
-good/fine
-God's sheep
Girls' names:
Yoshie
Yoshiko
Yoshimi
boys' names:
Akiyoshi
Kazuyoshi
Katsuyoshi
Sadayoshi
Takayoshi
Nobuyoshi
Hideyoshi
Hiroyoshi
Fumiyoshi
Masayoshi
Mitsuyoshi
Yoshiaki
Yoshio
Yoshikazu
Yoshihito
Yoshinobu
Yoshinori
Yoshiharu
Yoshihiko
Yoshihide'Yoshihiro
Yoshifumi
Yoshimichi
Yoshimitsu
Yoshiya
Yoshiyuki
Yoshirou
Yoshiyuki
Teruyoshi
Tsuyoshi
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Kanji possibilities:
-righteous(ness)
-freedom
-beautiful
-happy
-be good to others
-savory
-good/fine
-God's sheep
Girls' names:
Yoshie
Yoshiko
Yoshimi
boys' names:
Akiyoshi
Kazuyoshi
Katsuyoshi
Sadayoshi
Takayoshi
Nobuyoshi
Hideyoshi
Hiroyoshi
Fumiyoshi
Masayoshi
Mitsuyoshi
Yoshiaki
Yoshio
Yoshikazu
Yoshihito
Yoshinobu
Yoshinori
Yoshiharu
Yoshihiko
Yoshihide'Yoshihiro
Yoshifumi
Yoshimichi
Yoshimitsu
Yoshiya
Yoshiyuki
Yoshirou
Yoshiyuki
Teruyoshi
Tsuyoshi
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The little green dinosaur in the Mario games name is Yoshi. It is just a delightful name.
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Yoshi よし
Yosshi よっし
Youshi or Yōshi ようし
As for the person who said it means, “let’s do this,” in this case it is often pronounced as yossh(i) with a silent or almost silent “i” at the end.
Female names that can be shortened to Yoshi include:
Yoshie
Yoshiko
Yoshina
Male names that can be shortened to Yoshi include:
Yoshihiro
Yoshitaka
Yoshinori
Please do not name your child Yoshinoya, as this is a restaurant. And do recognize that if you choose Yoshi for your child both people in Japan, the USA, and other nations familiar with Super Mario will think of the green dinosaur who eats everything.