Name List: East Asian

Middle Eastern & Adjacent
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13British Isles
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48Northern Eurasia
44Pretty Names
31Surnames
92
Austronesia, Greater China, Japan, Korea and Mongolia, and adjacent.
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Name M/F Remark Rating
Yuu m / f From Japanese 優 (yuu) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness", 悠 (yuu) meaning "distant, leisurely", 勇 (yuu) meaning "brave", or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Yūto m From Japanese (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" and (to) "person"
Yulan f / m From Chinese meaning "precious stone" or "rain", combined with a character meaning "orchid, elegant".
Yūichi m Yuichi can be traced back to feudal Japan, and carries the meaning of Kind One.
Yu f / m From Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 愉 (yú) meaning "pleasant, delightful" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain". Other characters can form this name as well.
Xinling f From the Chinese meaning "pure, virtuous", "heart, mind, soul", "fragrant", and "delighted".
Wataru m Derived from Japanese.
Tsubaki f From Japanese 椿 (tsubaki) meaning "camellia flower".
Tomoe f / m Means "earth" or "death" in Japanese.
Tolui m Tolui (c. 1191–1232) was the youngest son of Genghis Khan
Temür m Old Turkic and Mongol name meaning "iron".
Tandin m / f Bhutanese form of Damdrin, Tibetan name for Hayagriva, the name of a Hindu god of knowledge.
Sương f From Sino-Vietnamese 霜 (sương) meaning "frost, dew".
Suiko f Means "water fox" or "water child" in Japanese. This is also the name of the first ruling empress in Japan.
Sovanna f / m Variant of Sovann, meaning "gold" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit 'suvarna', Sanskrit word meaning "good colour, bright, gold"
Song m / f Derived from the Chinese characters of "highty; lofty (literarian term referred to a mountain)" or "pine tree", or meaning "to acclaim; hymn; ode".
Singye m / f Means "lion" in Tibetan.
Shusheng f / m From Chinese meaning "kind, victory, sacred". This was the posthumous name of Empress Gi (1340–1370)
Sen m / f This name was most commonly used in Japan, as a feminine name, from the Edo period (1602-1868) to the first half of the 20th century, but nowadays, it's very rarely given to girls, if at all.
Sen f Means "lotus flower" in Vietnamese.
Sakurako f From Japanese meaning "cherry blossom child".
Pye m / f Means "appeased, satisfied" in Burmese.
Putri f Means "daughter" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit.
Phetmany f From Lao (phet) meaning "diamond" and (many) 'gem'
Ouka f From Japanese meaning "cherry tree, cherry blossom"
Ögedei m Medieval Mongolian. This name was borne by Ögedei Khan (1186–1241).
Norzin f / m The name Norzin is of Tibetan origin and means invariably "wealth bearer", "wealthy", "bearer of the precious gem".
Nomoko f From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "area, field", 茂 (mo) meaning "overgrown; luxuriant, thickly growing, lush" or 萌 (mo) meaning "bud, sprout" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child".
Nga f Part of the word "Tố Nga" which means "beautiful girl" in Vietnamese
Naoki m From Japanese meaning "straight, direct" and "tree".
Minye f / m From the Chinese meaning "agile, nimble, clever" and "bright, glorious, firelight".
Minae f From Japanese meaning "beautiful sprouts".
Mei 2 f From Japanese 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout" combined with 依 (i) meaning "rely on", and 生 (I) "life"
Masako f From Japanese meaning "elegant, graceful"
Khulan f Means "onager, wild donkey" in Mongolian. This was the name of a wife of Genghis Khan.
Ketut m / f Possibly from a Balinese word meaning "small banana". This name is traditionally given to the fourth child.
Kenta m From Japanese, meaning "healthy, strong", and "thick, big, great", as well as other kanji combinations having the same pronunciation.
Kanako f From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "increase" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" combined with 奈 (na), a phonetic character, or 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" and finished with 子 (ko) meaning "chi
Kaguya f From a Japanese tale. Meaning "radiant night", it is often used in anime and other popular culture.
Jochi m Medieval Mongolian meaning "guest". This was the name of a son of Genghis Khan (c. 1182-1227)
Ji-Min f / m From Sino-Korean 志 (ji) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" or 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom, intellect" combined with 旼 (min) meaning "gentle", 敏 (min) meaning "clever" or 珉 (min) meaning "jade"
Izayo f From Japanese meaning "night, evening". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Iyo f From Japanese meaning "compared to the world.".
Inori f / m Means "prayer" in Japanese.
Inoe f Rare Archaic Korean.
Hirari f From Japanese (hi) meaning "cherry blossom", (hirari) "butterfly", (hi) "heaven, sky", (hi) "empress", (hi) "to fly", (hira) "holly olive", and (ra) meaning "orchid" or (ri) meaning "white jasmine", a
Eniko f From Japanese meaning "flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendor",
Daigo m From Japanese meaning "great" combined with "enlightenment".
Chabi f Medieval Mongolian. Empress Chabi (1225–1281) was a Khongirad empress consort.
Atikah f Arabic alternate transcription of Atika as well as the Indonesian and Malay form meaning "clean, pure".
Andia f
Ananda m Derived from Sanskrit meaning "happiness, bliss". Anand, modern form of Ananda.
Akihiko m From Japanese meaning "brighht" & "boy, prince"
Aiko f From Japanese meaning "love, affection" and "child"