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Gender Feminine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 柚, 柚子, 柚寿, 柚朱, 由子, 由寿, 由珠, 有珠, 優珠, 優寿, 友珠(Japanese Kanji) ゆず(Japanese Hiragana) ユズ(Japanese Katakana)
Pronounced Pron. YUU-ZUU, YUU-DZUU  [key]

Meaning & History

This name can be used as 柚 or 柚子 with 柚 (jiku, yu, yuu, yuzu) meaning "citron" and 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of Chinese zodiac)."
This name can also be used as 柚寿, 柚朱, 由子, 由寿, 由珠, 有珠, 優珠, 優寿 or 友珠 with 寿 (shuu, ju, su, kotobuki, kotobo.ku) meaning "congratulations, longevity, one's natural life", 朱 (shu, ake, su) meaning "bloody, cinnabar, red, scarlet, vermillion", 由 (yu, yui, yuu, yoshi, yo.ru) meaning "a reason, wherefore", 珠 (shu, tama, su) meaning "gem, jewel, pearl", 有 (u, yuu, a.ru, yu) meaning "exist, happen, have, occur, possess", 優 (u, yuu, sugu.reru, masa.ru, yasa.shii, yu) meaning "actor, excel, gentleness, superiority, surpass, tenderness" and 友 (yuu, tomo, yu) meaning "friend."

Yuzu (柚 & 柚子), as a word, is the name of a type of citrus fruit.
Added 1/20/2015 by m4yb3_daijirou
Edited 11/29/2024 by ShioTanbo1, Mike C and m4yb3_daijirou