cutenose's Personal Name List

From Chinese 朱 "vermillion, red".

From Japanese 柚 (yuzu) meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit" and 希 (ki) meaning "hope". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.

From Japanese 尤 (yu) meaning "plausible, reasonable, natural, just, superb, outstanding" and 哉 (ya), an exclamation. Other kanji combinations are possible.

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 優斗 or 悠斗 or 悠人 or 悠翔 or 優翔 or 柚翔 or 祐翔 or 勇人 (see Yūto).

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 優太 or 悠太 or 勇太 or 雄大 (see Yūta).

From Japanese 勇 (yuu) meaning "brave" combined with 心 (shin) meaning "heart, mind, soul". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 優菜 or 優奈 or 柚菜 (see Yūna).

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 悠真 or 優真 (see Yūma).

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 優花 or 有香 (see Yūka).

From Japanese 杏 (yu) meaning "apricot", 結 (yuu) meaning "tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten", 優 (yuu, yu) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness", 友 (yuu) meaning "friend", 悠 (yuu) meaning "permanence, distant, long time, leisure", 有 (yuu) meaning "exist", 由 (yuu) meaning "wherefore, a reason", 祐 (yuu) meaning "help", 裕 (yuu) meaning "abundant, rich", 夕 (yuu) meaning "evening" or 侑 (yuu) meaning "urge to eat", 優 (u) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness" or 羽 (u) meaning "feathers" combined with 杏 (a) meaning "apricot", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 空 (a) meaning "sky", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 綾 (a) meaning "design, figured cloth, twill", 明 (a) meaning "bright, light", 有 (a) meaning "exist" or 阿 (a) meaning "flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook, recess". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 優 or 悠 or 勇 (see Yū).

From Japanese 桜桃 (yusura) meaning "cherry" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Derived from the Japanese kanji 百合 (yuri) meaning "lily" or 友 (yu) meaning "friend" or 由 (yu) meaning "cause, arise from" and 里 (ri) meaning "village, a unit of distance" or 梨 (ri) meaning "pear tree" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower" or 果 (ka) meaning "(piece of) fruit" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance, scent" or 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase". This name is often spelled with Japanese Hiragana and Japanese Katakana as well.

Other kanji combinations are also possible.

From Japanese 弓 (yumi) meaning "archery bow" or 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause" with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 弓 (yumi) meaning "archery bow". It can also come from 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause", 友 (yu) meaning "friend" or a nanori reading of 弓 (yu) meaning "archery bow" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji or kanji combinations are also possible.

From Japanese 優 (yu) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other combinations of kanji.

From Japanese 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness", 行 (yuki) meaning "going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank" or 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow", 之 (no), a possessive marker combined with 介 (suke) meaning "jammed in, shellfish, mediate, concern oneself with", 助 (suke) meaning "help, rescue, assist" or 輔 (suke) meaning "help". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness" combined with 道 (michi) meaning "road; way". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Japanese feminine name derived from 有 (yu) meaning "possess, exist, have", 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful" and 子 (ko) meaning "child"

From Japanese 結 (yui) meaning "tie, bind" and 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 結 (yu) meaning "tie, bind" or 優 (yu) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" combined with 衣 (i) meaning "clothing, garment". It can also come from stand-alone 結 (yui) using a different nanori reading. This name can be formed of other kanji or kanji combinations as well.

From Japanese 夜空 (yozora) meaning "night sky" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.

Famous bearers of this name is former Japanese baseball player Yoshitaka Mizuo, Japanese video game composer Yoshitaka Nishimura, better known as DJ YOSHITAKA, Japanese artist Yoshitaka Amano and Japanese businessman Yoshitaka Fukuda.

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 義郎 (see Yoshirō).

From Japanese 由 (yoshi) meaning "cause, reason", 栄 (yoshi) meaning "glory, honor", 佳 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful, good", 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck", 圭 (yoshi) meaning "jade pointed at top" or 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous" combined with 伸 (nobu) meaning "extend, stretch". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.

From Japanese 良 (yoshi) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable", 芳 (yoshi) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" or 悦 (yoshi) meaning "joy, pleased" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". This name can be formed from other kanji combinations as well.

From Sino-Vietnamese 安 (yên) meaning "calm, peaceful".

From Japanese 康 (yasu) meaning "peaceful" or 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, quiet" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Famous bearer of this name is Japanese baseball pitcher Yasuhiko Yabuta.

From Yamato, an ancient name for Japan. It can also refer to the Yamato period in Japanese history, which lasted into the 8th century. The individual kanji are 大 meaning "great" and 和 meaning "harmony".

From Japanese 野 (ya) meaning "area, field" combined with 鳩 (kyuu) meaning "pigeon, dove". Other kanji combinations are possible.

The usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the Japanese word for baseball, which is 野球 (yakyuu).

From Chinese 翔 (xiáng) meaning "soar, glide", 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen", 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant" (which is usually only feminine) or 湘 (xiāng), which refers to the Xiang River in southern China. This name can also be formed from other characters.

From Japanese 和 (wa) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan", 新 (wa) meaning "fresh, new", 笑 (wa) meaning "laugh", 羽 (wa) meaning "feathers" or 航 (wa) meaning "navigate, sail, cruise, fly" combined with 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 来 (ku) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 玖 (ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine", 空 (ku) meaning "sky", 雲 (ku) meaning "cloud", 宮 (ku) meaning "Shinto shrine" or 紅 (ku) meaning "crimson, deep red". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Sino-Vietnamese 雲 (vân) meaning "cloud".

From Sino-Vietnamese 文 (văn) meaning "literature, culture, writing". This is a common middle name for Vietnamese boys.

Means "wishes" in Vietnamese.

From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "apricot, plum" (referring to the species Prunus mume) and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 羽 (u) meaning "feather".

From Sino-Vietnamese 遵 (tuân) meaning "obey, follow, honour".

From Chinese 图 (tú) meaning "chart, map" or other characters with similar pronunciations.

From Sino-Vietnamese 秀 (tú) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding".

From Japanese 剛 (tsuyoshi) meaning "hard, rigid, strong". It can also come from an alternate reading of 剛 (tsuyo) combined with 史 (shi) meaning "history" or 志 (shi) meaning "will, purpose". Other kanji and kanji combinations can also form this name.

From Japanese 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji are possible.

From Japanese 司 (tsukasa) meaning "director, boss". This name can also be formed by other kanji or combinations of kanji.

From Sino-Vietnamese 竹 (trúc) meaning "bamboo".

From Japanese 鉄 (touma) meaning "iron", 顛 (touma) meaning "overturn, summit, origin", 屠 (touma) meaning "slaughter, butcher, slay", 斗 (tou), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 東 (tou) meaning "east", 桃 (tou) meaning "peach", 藤 (tou) meaning "wisteria", 騰 (tou) meaning "leaping up, jumping up, rising, advancing, going", 瞳 (tou) meaning "pupil (of eye)" or 當 (tou) meaning "bear, accept, undertake, just" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 馬 (ma) meaning "horse", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance" combined with 門 (ma) meaning "gate, counter for cannons". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

From Japanese 塔 (tou) meaning "pagoda, tower, steeple" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.

A famous bearer was Touichi Katou, a Japanese painter in the nihongo style and board chairman of the Nitten, a significant Japanese art conference.

From Japanese 東 (tou) meaning "east" combined with 吾 (go) meaning "I, me". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Famous bearer of this name is Japanese architect Togo Murano.

From the Japanese kanji 寅 (tora) meaning "Tiger (zodiac sign)" or 虎 (tora) meaning "tiger" combined with 之 (no), a possessive, and 助 (suke) meaning "assistente" or 介 (suke) meaning "concern oneself with; mediate".

Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 智 (tomo) meaning "knowledge, wisdom", 臣 (tomo) meaning "one who serves a lord; a vassal, subject", 知 (tomo) meaning "to know, wisdom" or 友 (tomo) meaning "friend" combined with 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Famous bearers of this name is Japanese football players Tomoyuki Suzuki and Tomoyuki Sakai and Japanese professional baseball pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano.

From Japanese 智 (tomo) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 朋 (tomo) meaning "friend" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". This name can be formed of other kanji characters as well.

From Japanese 委 (tomo) meaning "committee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discard", 花 (tomo) meaning "flower", 皆 (tomo) meaning "all, everything", 共 (tomo) meaning "together, both, neither, all, and, alike, with", 具 (tomo) meaning "tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture", 丈 (tomo) meaning "length", 誠 (tomo) meaning "sincerity, admonish, warn, prohibit, truth, fidelity", 曹 (tomo) meaning "office, official, comrade, fellow", 大 (tomo) meaning "big, great", 知 (tomo) meaning "know, wisdom", 智 (tomo) meaning "wisdom, intellect, reason", 朝 (tomo) meaning "morning", 悌 (tomo) meaning "serving our elders", 伴 (tomo) meaning "consort, accompany, bring with, companion", 朋 (tomo) meaning "companion, friend", 睦 (tomo) meaning "intimate, friendly, harmonious" or 友 (tomo) meaning "friend" combined with 紀 (ki) meaning "chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period", 綺 (ki) meaning "figured cloth, beautiful", 生 (ki) meaning "life, genuine, birth", 基 (ki) meaning "fundamental", 輝 (ki) meaning "radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle", 樹 (ki) meaning "tree", 貴 (ki) meaning "precious, value, prize, esteem, honor", 己 (ki) meaning "self", 器 (ki) meaning "utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, ability, container, tool, set", 幾 (ki) meaning "how many, how much, how far, how long, some, several", 機 (ki) meaning "loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion", 季 (ki) meaning "seasons", 記 (ki) meaning "scribe, account, narrative", 甲 (ki) meaning "armor, high (voice), A grade, first class, former, instep, carapace", 来 (ki) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 希 (ki) meaning "hope, beg, request", 毅 (ki) meaning "strong", 規 (ki) meaning "standard, measure", 城 (ki) meaning "castle", 暉 (ki) meaning "shine, light", 葵 (ki) meaning "hollyhock", 亀 (ki) meaning "tortoise, turtle" or 禧 (ki) meaning "fortunate, auspicious". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Famous bearers are Tomoki Hasegawa, a Japanese composer and arranger of music, Tomoki Wada, a Japanese football player, Tomoki Iwata, a Japanese footballer who plays for Oita Trinita, Tomoki Hidaka, a former Japanese football player, Tomoki Ikemoto, a Japanese footballer who plays for Giravanz Kitakyushu, Tomoki Suzuki, a former Japanese football player, Tomoki Imai, a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kashiwa Reysol in the J. League Division 1, Tomoki Muramatsu, a Japanese football player, Tomoki Kamioka, a Japanese football player, Tomoki Yoshida, a Japanese rugby union footballer, Tomoki Kyoda, a Japanese animation director and animator, Tomoki Nojiri, a Japanese racing driver, Tomoki Kikuya, a Japanese music composer and arranger, Tomoki Hoshino, a professional Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player, Tomoki Hiwatashi, an American figure skater, Tomoki Kobayashi, a Japanese anime director and Tomoki Okayama, a Japanese actor.

From Japanese 智 (tomo) meaning "knowledge, wisdom" combined with 慎 (chika) meaning "humility". Other kanji combinations are possible.

A famous bearer is Tomochika Tsuboi, a Japanese baseball outfielder.

From Japanese 時 (toki) meaning "time", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Japanese pet name. Borrowed from English tink or twink.

From Sino-Vietnamese 仙 (tiên) meaning "immortal, transcendent, celestial being, fairy".

From Japanese 天 (ti) meaning "heaven", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" combined with 宝 (ra) meaning "treasure". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Sino-Vietnamese 秋 (thu) meaning "autumn".

From the Old Norse Þórr meaning "thunder", ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Þunraz. In Norse mythology Thor is a god of storms, thunder, war and strength, a son of Odin. He is portrayed as red-bearded, short-tempered, armed with a powerful hammer called Mjölnir, and wearing an enchanted belt called Megingjörð that doubles his strength. During Ragnarök, the final battle at the end of the world, it is foretold that Thor will slay the monstrous sea serpent Jörmungandr but be fatally poisoned by its venom.

From Sino-Vietnamese 青 (thanh) meaning "blue, green, young" or 聲 (thanh) meaning "sound, voice, tone".

From Japanese 哲 (tetsu) meaning "philosophy, clear" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.

A famous bearer is Tetsuto Yamada, a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.

From Japanese 哲 (tetsu) meaning "philosophy, clear" or 鉄 (tetsu) meaning "iron" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness", 枝 (e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", 得 (e) meaning "gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit", 衛 (e) meaning "defense, protection" or 江 (e) meaning "creek, inlet, bay". Other kanji combinations are possible.

A famous male bearer was Tetsue Uchida, the founder of Uchida Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 太郎 (see Tarō).

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 太郎 (see Tarō).

From Japanese 多 (ta) meaning "many, much", 汰 (ta) meaning "washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury", 陶 (tao) meaning "pottery, porcelain", 道 (tao) meaning "road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings" or 夕 (ta) meaning "evening" combined with 緒 (o) meaning "thread" or 生 (o) meaning "raw, live". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

From Japanese 球 (tama, gu, kyuu, ku) meaning "sphere; globe; orb, (baseball) pitch", 玉 (tama, goku (non-Jōyō reading), gyoku) meaning "ball, (a Japanese) coin, precious stone, a chicken’s egg (to be eaten), geisha" or 環 (tama, tamaki, yubimaki, kwan, gwen, gen (non-Jōyō reading, historical) kan (historical)), combined with 美 (mi, bi, utsukushii, yoi, homaru) meaning "beauty; beautiful", 実 (shitsu, jitsu, minoru, mi, makoto, makotoni, mino, michiru, gumi, sane) meaning "reality, truth, fruit, seed; fruit; nut, kindness", 海 (kai, umi, wata, wada, a, ama, una, un, e, ka, ta, hiro, hiroshi, bu, machi, mama, mi, me, wataru) meaning "sea, ocean" or 微 (mi, bi, chiisai, kasuka, wazuka) meaning "delicate". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 拓 (taku) meaning "expand, open, support" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also" or 哉 (ya), an exclamation. This name can be formed with other kanji combinations as well.

From Japanese 拓 (taku) meaning "expand, open, support" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly", 朗 (o) meaning "bright, clear", 郎 (o) meaning "son", 暢 (o) meaning "smoothly, freely, unrestrained", 生 (o) meaning "live" or 央 (o) meaning "center". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Famous bearers of this name are Japanese musician Takuo Yamamoto, Japanese potter Takuo Katou and Japanese newspaper reporter and businessman Takuo Takihana.

From Japanese 拓 (taku) meaning "expand, open, support", 琢 (taku) meaning "polish jade", 宅 (taku) meaning "home", 啄 (taku) meaning "to peck" or 卓 (taku) meaning "tall and erect" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Derived from the Japanese kanji 尊 (takeru) meaning "excellent, noble, precious" or 健 (takeru) meaning "strong, healthy" or 猛 (takeru) meaning "fierce, ferocious". Takeru can also be written with two kanji, for example 猛 (take, read differently from above) or 丈 (take) meaning "height, mountain" combined with 竜 (ru) meaning "dragon, hero, imperial" or 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone, lapis lazuli".

Other kanji combinations are also possible.

From Japanese 剛 (take) meaning "firm; strong; hard", 健 (take) meaning "healthy, strong", 毅 (take) meaning "resolute, decisive, firm", 威 (take) meaning "intimidate", 丈 (take) meaning "height", 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo", 彪 (take) meaning "tiger", 武 (take) meaning "military, martial", 孟 (take) meaning "eldest brother", 猛 (take) meaning "ferociousness" or 雄 (take) meaning "hero, manly" combined with 二 (ji) meaning "two". Other kanji combinations are possible.

A famous bearer was Takeji Fujishima, a Japanese painter, noted for his work in developing Romanticism and impressionism within the yōga (Western-style) art movement in late 19th- and early 20th-century Japanese painting.

From Japanese 貴 (taka) meaning "valuable" or 孝 (taka) meaning "filial piety" combined with 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness" or 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow". Other kanji or kanji combinations are also possible.

Famous bearers are Takayuki Yamada, a Japanese actor and singer, Takayuki Ono, a Japanese ice hockey defenseman for the Nikkō Ice Bucks of the Asia League Ice Hockey, Takayuki Terauchi, a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League and Takayuki Takabayashi, a Japanese baseball outfielder who won a silver medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics.

From Japanese 威 (taka) meaning "intimidate" combined with 美 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.

A famous bearer is Takayoshi Tanimoto, a Japanese vocalist known for his theme song performances in Digimon, Zatch Bell! and Dragon Ball Kai, the last of which he sang "Dragon Soul" and "Yeah! Break! Care! Break!".

From Japanese 孝 (taka) meaning "filial piety" or 隆 (taka) meaning "noble, prosperous" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 士 (o) meaning "samurai, warrior", 生 (o) meaning "live", 男 (o) meaning "male", 勇 (o) meaning "brave", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly", 朗 (o) meaning "bright, clear" or 郎 (o) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Famous bearers of this name are Japanese baseball second baseman Takao Kuwamoto, Japanese manga artist Takao Aoki, Japanese film director Takao Okawara, Japanese politician Saitō Takao, Japanese high jumper Takao Sakamoto, Japanese professional tennis player Takao Suzuki, Japanese professional wrestler Takao Omori and Japanese baseball player and manager Takao Obana.

From Japanese 貴 (taka) meaning "valuable" or 孝 (taka) meaning "filial piety" combined with 大 (hiro) meaning "big, great" or 浩 (hiro) meaning "prosperous". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 太 (tai) meaning "big, thick", 泰 (tai) meaning "peaceful, calm" or 大 (tai) meaning "big, large" combined with 陽 (you) meaning "light, sun, male", 洋 (you) meaning "ocean" or 耀 (you) meaning "shine, sparkle, dazzle". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Taiyou (太陽, 太洋) as a word in Japanese (太陽) means "sun" and (太洋) means "ocean".

A famous bearer is Taiyō Matsumoto, a manga artist from Tokyo and Taiyo Fujita, a professional Japanese baseball player.

Famous bearer of this name is Taisei Makihara, a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

From Japanese 太 (tai, ta) meaning "thick, big", 泰 (tai) meaning "peaceful, calm", 大 (tai) meaning "big, great", 坦 (taira) meaning "flat, smooth", 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy", 平 (taira) meaning "level; even; flat", 和 (taira) meaning "peace, harmony" or 萍 (taira) meaning "duckweed", 平 (i) meaning "level; even; flat" or 井 (i) meaning "well" combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good", 洋 (ra) meaning "ocean", 楽 (ra) meaning "comfort, music" or 等 (ra) meaning "rank, class, order". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

A famous bearer is Taira Imata, a Japanese actor who is represented by the talent agencies, Shōnen Shachu and Ace Agent.

From Japanese 大 (tai) meaning "big, great" combined with 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" or it can also come from Japanese 大海 (taikai) meaning "sea; ocean". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Famous bearer of this name is Japanese football player Taikai Uemoto. He is currently playing for V-Varen Nagasaki.

From Japanese 耐 (tai) meaning "withstand" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Famous bearer of this name Japanese businessman Taiichi Ohno.

From Japanese 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great" and 一 (ichi) meaning "one", in addition to other combinations of kanji that are pronounced the same way.

From Japanese 惟 (tada) meaning "but; however; nevertheless", 維 (tada) meaning "to tie; to fasten; to tie up", 雅 (tada) meaning "elegant", 賢 (tada) meaning "intelligence", 公 (tada) meaning "public; communal", 江 (tada) meaning "creek, bay", 祥 (tada) meaning "happiness, good luck", 真 (tada) meaning "true, reality", 忠 (tada) meaning "loyalty", 直 (tada) meaning "straight" or 董 (tada) meaning "direct, supervise" combined with 輝 (aki) meaning "brightness; lustre; brilliance; radiance; splendour", 昭 (aki) meaning "shining", 明 (aki) meaning "tomorrow, bright", 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn", 哲 (aki) meaning "philosophy, clear", 照 (aki) meaning "illumination, shining", 敬 (aki) meaning "respect, honor, reverence", 晃 (aki) meaning "clear", 彰 (aki) meaning "obvious, clear", 章 (aki) meaning "chapter; section", 義 (aki) meaning "meaning; implication", 顕 (aki) meaning "manifest, display", 昌 (aki) meaning "good, prosper", 誠 (aki) meaning "sincerity", 旦 (aki) meaning "morning, dawn", 亮 (aki) meaning "clear, help" or 諒 (aki) meaning "excuse, forgive". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Famous bearers are Tadaaki Otaka, a Japanese and British conductor, Tadaaki Hirakawa, a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder, and currently plays for J. League side Urawa Red Diamonds and Tadaaki Miyake, a Japanese folklorist born in 1939 at Okayama Prefecture.

From Japanese 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood". This is the second most common surname in Japan. A notable bearer was the artist Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770).

From Japanese 白鳥 (suwan) meaning "swan". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the word swan.

From Japanese 進 (susu) meaning "advance, make progress" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "world, society". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 進 (susumu) meaning "advance, make progress", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations having the same pronunciation.

From Japanese 進 (susu) meaning "advance, make progress" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 実 (mi) meaning "seed; fruit; nut". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

From Japanese 総 (suburu) meaning "general, overall, total", 綜 (suburu) meaning "arrange threads for weaving", 統 (suburu) meaning "to govern; to command; to control" or 覇 (suburu) meaning "championship; victory" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.

From Japanese 素 (so) meaning "element" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "world" or 陽 (yo) meaning "light, sun, male". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Famous bearer of this name is Japanese composer, musician, and author Soyo Oka.

Variant of Sovann.

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 颯太 (see Sōta).

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 颯真 (see Sōma).

From Japanese 桑 (sou) meaning "mulberry" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 崇 (sou) meaning "adore", 壮 (sou) meaning "big, large", 双 (sou) meaning "set of two, pair, couple, double", 創 (sou) meaning "genesis", 奏 (sou) meaning "to play (music)", 爽 (sou) meaning "bright; clear", 想 (sou) meaning "thought, idea, concept", 操 (sou) meaning "chastity", 総 (sou) meaning "general, overall, total", 綜 (sou) meaning "arrange threads for weaving", 聡 (sou) meaning "intelligent, clever, bright", 草 (sou) meaning "herb", 蒼 (sou) meaning "blue, green", 装 (sou) meaning "dress, clothes, attire", 霜 (sou) meaning "frost", 慥 (sou) meaning "sincere, earnest" or 颯 (sou) meaning "the sound of the wind". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

A famous bearer is So Taguchi, a Japanese former outfielder.

From Japanese 空 (sora) or 昊 (sora) both meaning "sky". Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also form this name.

From Japanese 園 (sono) meaning "garden" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Famous bearers are Sonoko Kato, a Japanese professional wrestler, Sonoko Kawai, a former Japanese singer and Sonoko Sakai, a American film producer of Japanese descent.

From Japanese 祥 (shou) meaning "auspicious, happiness, blessedness, good omen, good fortune", 召 (shou) meaning "seduce, call, send for, wear, put on, ride in, buy, eat, drink, catch (cold)", 将 (shou) meaning "leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about", 彰 (shou) meaning "patent, clear", 昭 (shou) meaning "shining, bright", 正 (shou) meaning "correct, justice, righteous", 璋 (shou) meaning "ceremonial jeweled implement" or 翔 (shou) meaning "soar, fly" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also", 夜 (ya) meaning "night", 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 哉 (ya), an exclamation or 矢 (ya) meaning "dart, arrow". Other kanji combinations are possible.

A famous bearer was Shoya Tomizawa, a Japanese motorcycle racer.

From Japanese 奨 (shou) meaning "exhort, urge, encourage", 昇 (shou) meaning "rise up", 昭 (shou) meaning "shining, bright", 渉 (shou) meaning "ford, go cross, transit, ferry, import, involve", 省 (shou) meaning "focus, government ministry, conserve", 祥 (shou) meaning "auspicious, happiness, blessedness, good omen, good fortune", 笙 (shou) meaning "a reed instrument" or 翔 (shou) meaning "soar, fly" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation or 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 翔太 (see Shōta).

From Japanese 勝 (shou) meaning "wins, victories" combined with 吾 (go) meaning "I, me". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Famous bearers are Shogo Akada, a former professional Nippon Professional Baseball player and Shogo Yamamoto, a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.

As a feminine name it can be from Japanese 詩 (shi) meaning "poem" combined with 織 (ori) meaning "weave". It can also be from 栞 (shiori) meaning "bookmark" (usually feminine) or 撓 (shiori) meaning "lithe, bending" (usually masculine), as well as other kanji or kanji combinations.

Derived from the Japanese Kanji 史 (shi) meaning "record, history" or 紫 (shi) meaning "purple" or 師 (shi) meaning "teacher" combined with 生 (o) meaning "pure, undefiled" or 緒 meaning "string; cord; thong" or 王 (o) meaning "king".

Other kanji combinations are also possible.

From Japanese 茂 (shige) meaning "lush, luxuriant" or 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds" combined with 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly" or 男 (o) meaning "male, man". Many other kanji combinations can also form this name.

From Sino-Korean 承 (seung) meaning "inherit, receive" combined with 俊 (jun) meaning "excellence, genius". Other hanja combinations are possible.

A famous bearer is Seung-jun Kim, a South Korean voice actor.

From Japanese 雪花 (sekka) meaning "snowflake". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

From the Japanese word 世界 (sekai) meaning "world". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name, such as 世 (se) meaning "world" or 聖 (se) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest" combined with 快 (kai) meaning "cheerful, pleasant, agreeable, comfortable", 界 (kai) meaning "boundary", 楷 (kai) meaning "square character style, correctness" or 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean".

This is borne by Sekai Yamamoto (1991-), a Japanese dancer better known by his stage name Exile Sekai.

From Japanese 水 (sei) meaning "water" combined with 楽 (ra) meaning "music". Other kanji combinations are possible.

For females the usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Sarah or Sara.

This is the birth name of Persian Japanese baseball player Yu Darvish.

From Japanese 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 結 (yu) meaning "tie, fasten, join, organize" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 聡 (satoshi) meaning "intelligent, clever", 智 (satoshi) meaning "wisdom, intellect", or other kanji and kanji combinations that are read the same way.

From Japanese 悟 (satoru) meaning "enlightenment" or 聡 (satoru) meaning "intelligent, clever". Other kanji with the same pronunciation can also form this name.

From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 都 (to) meaning "capital (city)" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

From Japanese 里 (sato) meaning "village" or 聡 (sato) meaning "intelligent, clever, bright" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 早 (sa) meaning "early, fast", 小 (sa) meaning "little, small", 真 (sana) meaning "true, reality", 颯 (sa) meaning "sudden, quick, sound of the wind", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze", 五 (sa) meaning "five", 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 左 (sa) meaning "left", 沙 (sa) or 砂 (sa) both meaning "sand", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 采 (sa) meaning "dice, form, appearance, take, gather, colouring", 冴 (sa) meaning "be clear, serene, cold, skillful", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 作 (sa) meaning "make, production, prepare, build", 桜 (sa) meaning "cherry blossom", 皐 (sa) meaning "swamp, shore", 三 (sa) meaning "three" or 実 (sa) meaning "reality, truth", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 奈 (na) meaning "what", 南 (na) meaning "south", 名 (na) meaning "name", 那 (na) meaning "what", 茄 (na) meaning "eggplant", 七 (na) meaning "seven" or 直 (na) meaning "straight" combined with 苗 (nae) meaning "seedling, sapling, shoot", 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, drawing, painting, sketch", 慧 (e) meaning "wise", 得 (e) meaning "gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit", 枝 (e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", 恵 (e) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness", 江 (e) meaning "creek, inlet, bay" or 依 (e) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to". Other kanji combinations are possible.

A famous male bearer is Sanae Kikuta, a Japanese mixed martial artist who rose to popularity fighting in the Pancrase organization and a famous female bearer is Sanae Kobayashi, a Japanese voice actress formerly affiliated with Production Baobab, and now with Sigma Seven.

From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 弥 (mi) meaning "universally" combined with 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" or 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Famous bearer of this name is Japanese craftsman Samirou Yunoki.

From Japanese 夏 (sama-) meaning "summer" or other kanji pronounced in the same way.

Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the word summer.

From Japanese 咲 (saku) meaning "blossom", 作 (saku) meaning "make, production, prepare, build", 朔 (saku) meaning "conjunction (astronomy), first day of month, north", 柵 (saku) meaning "stockade, fence, weir, entwine around" or 策 (saku) meaning "scheme, plan, policy, step, means", 多 (ta) meaning "many, much" or 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" or 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Famous bearers were Sakutarō Hagiwara, a Japanese writer of free-style verse, active in the Taishō and early Shōwa periods of Japan and Sakutaro Tachi, a Japanese expert on international law.

From Japanese 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" or 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 良 (ra) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled" combined with 生 (o) meaning "life, genuine, birth", 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "husband, man" or 雄 (o) meaning "masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom", though it is often written using the hiragana writing system. It can also come from 咲 (saku) meaning "blossom" and 良 (ra) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" as well as other kanji combinations.

From Japanese 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom" combined with 琴 (koto), which refers to a type of musical instrument similar to a harp. Other kanji combinations are also possible.

From Japanese 宰 (sai) meaning "superintend, manager, rule", 嵯 (sa) meaning "steep, craggy, rugged", 彩 (sai) meaning "colour", 才 (sai) meaning "genius, years old, cubic shaku", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 祭 (sa) meaning "ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship" or 最 (sai) meaning "utmost, most, extreme" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 渡 (to) meaning "transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate", 登 (to) meaning "ascend, climb up", 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything", 糸 (ito) meaning "thread", 仁 (to) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel", 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly", 図 (to) meaning "map, drawing, plan, extraordinary, audacious" or 和 (to) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 最 (sai) meaning "most, greatest" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

This name can be spelled with 冴 (go, ko, sa.eru, koo.ru, hi.eru) meaning "be clear, serene, cold, skillful" or 彩 (sai, irodo.ru, sae) meaning "coloring, paint" combined with 子 (ko, shi, ne) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 三郎 (see Saburō).

From Japanese 柳 (ryuu) meaning "willow (tree)" combined with 哉 (ya) meaning "how, what". From Japanese 竜, 龍 (ryuu) meaning "dragon" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations are possible.

A famous bearer is Ryuya Ogawa, a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who plays for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

From Japanese 竜, 龍 (ryuu) meaning "dragon" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.

Famous bearer of this name is Ryuma Kidokoro, a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

From Japanese 竜, 龍 (ryuu) meaning "dragon" combined with 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 希 (ki) meaning "hope, rare", 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness", 騎 (ki) meaning "ride horseback", 紀 (ki) meaning "century" or 生 (ki) meaning "raw". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 流 (ryuu) meaning "style", 琉 (ryuu) meaning "lapis lazuli", 隆 (ryuu) meaning "noble, prosperous" or 竜, 龍 (ryuu) meaning "dragon" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation or 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 亮 (ryou) meaning "clear, help", 僚 (ryou) meaning "colleague, official, companion", 涼 (ryou) meaning "refreshing, nice, cool", 稜 (ryou) meaning "angle, edge, corner, power, majesty", 良 (ryou) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled", 諒 (ryou) meaning "fact, reality, understand, appreciate", 遼 (ryou) meaning "distant" or 崚 (ryou) meaning "mountains towering in a row" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 兎 (to) meaning "rabbit, hare", 渡 (to) meaning "transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate", 菟 (to) meaning "dodder (plant)" or 登 (to) meaning "ascend, climb up". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 亮 or 涼 or 遼 or 諒 (see Ryō).

From Ryō (also 龍/竜 meaning "dragon") combined with a ma kanji, such as 真 meaning "truth," 馬 meaning "horse," 磨 meaning "polish, shine" 雅 meaning "elegance, grace."

One bearer of this name was Ryōma Sakamoto (坂本 龍馬) (1836-1867), a prominent Bakumatsu period (around 1853-1867) figure in the movement to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate.

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 亮 or 涼 or 遼 or 諒 (see Ryō).

From Japanese 滝 (ru) meaning "waterfall, rapids, cascade", 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli" or 瑠 (ruu, ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 侑 (u) meaning "help, assist, repay kindness", 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, roof, house, heaven", 羽 (u) meaning "feathers" or 雨 (u) meaning "rain" combined with 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 九 (ku) meaning "nine", 来 (ku) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become" or 空 (ku) meaning "sky". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 斗 (ruto), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 流 (ru) meaning "current, a sink, flow, forfeit", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten, halt, stop" or 類 (ru) meaning "sort, kind, variety, class, genus" combined with 兎 (to) meaning "rabbit, hare", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything", 音 (to) meaning "sound" or 東 (to) meaning "east". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

From Japanese 塁 (rui) meaning "baseball" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 人 (to) meaning "person" or 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

From Japanese 潤 (rui) meaning "wet, be watered, profit by, receive benefits, favor, charm, steep", 流 (ru) meaning "current, a sink, flow, forfeit", 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten, halt, stop", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 塁 (rui) meaning "baseball", 涙 (rui) meaning "tears, sympathy", 累 (rui) meaning "accumulate, involvement, trouble, tie up, continually", 類 (rui) meaning "sort, kind, variety, class, genus", 路 (ru) meaning "path, route, road, distance", 壘 (ru) meaning "baseball", 泪 (rui) meaning "tears, weep, cry" or 誄 (rui) meaning "condolence message", 依 (i) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to", 以 (i) meaning "by means of, because, in view of, compared with", 衣 (i) meaning "garment, clothes, dressing", 壱 (i) meaning "one", 偉 (i) meaning "admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited, famous, excellent" or 易 (i) meaning "easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child" or 琴 (ko), which refers to a type of musical instrument similar to a harp. Other kanji combinations are possible.

A famous bearer is Ruiko Yoshida, a Japanese photojournalist. She graduated from Keio University, worked as an announcer, and studied under a Fulbright scholarship at Columbia University.

From Japanese 空 (ron) meaning "sky", 侖 (ron) meaning "think, be methodical" or 榕 (ron) meaning "banyan tree". Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also form this name.

Archaic transcription of Ryōko.

From Japanese 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine" or 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 央 (o) meaning "center", 緒 (o) meaning "thread" or 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

From Japanese 倫 (rin) meaning "ethics", 林 (rin) meaning "woods" or 麟 (rin) meaning "Female Chinese Unicorn" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.

From Japanese 李 (rin) meaning "plum", 梨 (rin) meaning "pear", 厘 (rin) meaning "rin, 1/10 sen, 1/10 bu", 林 (rin) meaning "grove, forest", 麟 (rin) meaning "Chinese unicorn, genius, giraffe, bright, shining", 鈴 (rin) meaning "bell", 凛 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold", 稟 (rin) meaning "salary in rice" or 凜 (rin) meaning "cold, strict, severe" combined with 果 (ka) meaning "fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower", 楓 (ka) meaning "maple", 火 (ka) meaning "fire", 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled", 馨 (ka) meaning "fragrant, balmy, favourable", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 架 (ka) meaning "erect, frame, mount, support, shelf, construct", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, sing", 魁 (ka) meaning "charging ahead of others", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 風 (ka) meaning "wind, air, style, manner", 蘭 (ka) meaning "orchid", 伽 (ka) meaning "nursing, attending, entertainer", 嘉 (ka) meaning "applaud, praise, esteem, happy, auspicious", 霞 (ka) meaning "be hazy, grow dim, blurred", 月 (ka) meaning "moon" or 奏 (ka) meaning "play music, speak to a ruler, complete". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 陸 (riku) meaning "land" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, or 人 (to) meaning "person", as well as other combinations of kanji that have the same pronunciation.

From Japanese 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine" or 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 律 (ri) meaning "rhythm, law, regulation, gauge, control", 立 (ri) meaning "stand up, rise, set up, erect" or 六 (ri) meaning "six" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer" or 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rikka (立花, 立夏, 六花) as a word in Japanese (立花), a style of ikebana, a Japanese art of flower arrangement, (立夏) meaning "first day of summer, beginning of summer" and (六花) meaning "snow".

From Japanese 利 (ri) meaning "profit, advantage, benefit", 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 理 (ri) meaning "logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 麗 (ri) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent", 六 (ri) meaning "six", 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold", 澪 (ri) meaning "water route, shipping channel", 莉 (ri) meaning "jasmine" or 凜 (ri) meaning "cold, strict, severe" combined with 帆 (ho) meaning "sail", 歩 (ho) meaning "walk", 穂 (ho) meaning "ear of grain", 畝 (ho) meaning "furrow, thirty tsubo, ridge, rib", 芳 (ho) meaning "perfume, balmy, favorable, fragrant", 星 (ho) meaning "star", 萌 (ho) meaning "bud, sprout", 保 (ho) meaning "protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support" or 秀 (ho) meaning "excellent, outstanding". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Famous bearers are Riho, a Japanese professional wrestler and idol, Riho Iida, a Japanese ex-child model-turned-actress, voice actress and singer, Riho Makise, a Japanese actress, Riho Nakajima, a Japanese former synchronized swimmer who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, Riho Ōtake, a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Denso Airybees and Riho Sayashi, a Japanese pop singer under Hello! Project.

Borrowed from Leo, as seen in the occasional usage of 獅 (or 獅子), on its own or as a first element kanji.
More often though, a re(i/n) kanji, like 怜/伶 meaning "clever, smart," 玲 meaning "tinkling," 蓮 meaning "lotus," 礼 meaning "thanks, gratitude; gift," 麗 meaning "lovely, beautiful," 零 meaning "zero" or 嶺 meaning "peak, summit," combines with a kanji can be (partially) read as o, such as 央 meaning "middle, centre," 生 meaning "grow," 旺 meaning "vigorous, prosperous," 桜 meaning "cherry (tree, blossom)," 大 meaning "large, big," 王 meaning "king, ruler," or 臣 meaning "retainer, attendant."

Male bearers of this name include professional shōgi player Reo Kurosawa (黒沢 怜生) (1992-) and footballer Reo Mochizuki (望月 嶺臣) (1995-).

From Japanese 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus" or 伶 (ren) meaning "lonely, solitary" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person" or 広 (to) meaning "vast, wide". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 怜 (ren) meaning "wise", 廉 (ren) meaning "bargain, reason, charge, suspicion, point, account, purity, honest, low price, cheap, rested, contented, peaceful", 恋 (ren) meaning "romance, in love, yearn for, miss, darling" pr 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus" combined with 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower", 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 歌 (ka) meaning "song, sing". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus", 恋 (ren) meaning "romantic love", or other kanji that are pronounced the same way.

Means "lemon" in Japanese.

From Japanese 令 (re) meaning "order, command", 玖 (ku) meaning "nine" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation. Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 令 (re) meaning "orders, ancient laws, command, decree", 嶺 (re) meaning "peak, summit" or 怜 (re) meaning "wise" combined with 空 (ku) meaning "sky", 来 (ku) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 玖 (ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine" or 句 (ku) meaning "phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 伶 (rei) meaning "actor", 嶺 (rei) meaning "peak, summit", 怜 (rei) meaning "wise", 澪 (rei) meaning "water route, shipping channel", 玲 (rei) meaning "sound of jewels", 礼 (rei) meaning "salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration", 禮 (rei) meaning "social custom, manners, courtesy, rites", 羚 (rei) meaning "antelope", 鈴 (rei) meaning "bell", 零 (rei) meaning "zero", 麗 (rei) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent" or 黎 (rei) meaning "dark, black, many" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 月 (to) meaning "moon", 登 (to) meaning "ascend, climb up", 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything", 音 (to) meaning "sound", 仁 (to) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel", 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly", 飛 (to) meaning "fly", 渡 (to) meaning "transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate", 土 (to) meaning "soil, earth, ground", 燈 (to) meaning "lamp, light" or 士 (to) meaning "gentleman, scholar, samurai". Other kanji combinations are possible.

A famous bearer is Reito Nikaidou, born as Katsumi Ohnishi, is a Japanese novelist.

From Japanese 黎 (rei) meaning "black, bluish black", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 嵐 (ran) meaning "storm, tempest" or 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 星 (to) meaning "star", 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly", 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything", 音 (to) meaning "sound" or 飛 (to) meaning "fly". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Ran combined with the suffix 丸 (maru) meaning "circle, round," used before the Meiji Period (1868-1912) as a suffix denoting affection (along with -maro (麿/麻呂)) and was given to boys of upper class until they came of age, usually at ages 13 to 17.

One bearer of this name was Sengoku period military commander Mori Ranmaru (森 蘭丸), also known as Mori Naritoshi (森 成利) (1565–1582). From an early age, he was an attendant to powerful daimyō Oda Nobunaga (織田 信長) (1534–1582) and Ranmaru was well-known for his devotion, loyalty, and bravery, culminating in his seppuku upon Nobunaga's death.

This name is rarely used.

From Japanese 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid" or other kanji pronounced in the same way.

From Japanese 良 (ra) meaning "good", 夢 (mu) meaning "dream" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 楽 (raku) meaning "comfort, music" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.

A famous bearer is Rakuto Tochihara, a Japanese actor and child actor from Tokyo, a graduate of Horikoshi High School.

From Japanese 詩 (poemu, poe) meaning "poetry, poem", 保 (po) meaning "protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support", 星 (po) meaning "star", 歩 (po) meaning "walk", 帆 (po) meaning "sail", 穂 (po) meaning "grain" or 母 (po) meaning "mother", 笑 (e) meaning "laugh", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, drawing, painting, sketch", 影 (e) meaning "shadow, silhouette, phantom" or 恵 (e) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream" or 笑 (emu) meaning "laugh". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the word poem.

From Japanese 音 (oto) meaning "sound" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are possible.

A famous bearer is Otohiko Kaga, a Japanese author.

From Japanese 長 (osa) meaning "chief, head, leader" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Basque otzan "tame" or a derivation from Basque otso "wolf".

From Japanese 修 (osamu) meaning "discipline, study", as well as other kanji that have the same pronunciation.

From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, large" combined with 迫 (sako) meaning "imperative".

Famous bearer of this surname is Japanese footballer Yuya Osako.

Danish variant of Olaf.

Swedish form of Olaf.

Swedish diminutive of Olaf or Oliver.

Estonian form of Olaf.

Danish and Norwegian form of Olaf.

Portuguese form of Olaf.

Finnish and Estonian form of Olaf.

Variant of Olaf.

Icelandic form of Olaf.

From the Old Norse name Áleifr meaning "ancestor's descendant", derived from the elements anu "ancestor" and leif "inheritance, legacy". This was the name of five kings of Norway, including Saint Olaf (Olaf II).

Norwegian and Swedish short form of Olaf.

Combination of the Old Norse elements norðr "north" and leifr "heir, descendant".

From Japanese 紀 (nori) meaning "chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period", 規 (nori) meaning "standard, measure", 軌 (nori) meaning "rut, wheel, track, model, way of doing", 宜 (nori) meaning "best regards, good", 巨 (nori) meaning "gigantic, big, large, great", 教 (nori) meaning "teach, faith, doctrine", 慶 (nori) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy", 憲 (nori) meaning "constitution, law", 功 (nori) meaning "achievement, merits, success, honor, credit", 式 (nori) meaning "style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression", 祝 (nori) meaning "celebrate, congratulate", 宣 (nori) meaning "proclaim, say, announce", 則 (nori) meaning "rule, follow, based on, model after", 智 (nori) meaning "wisdom, intellect, reason", 哲 (nori) meaning "philosophy, clear", 典 (nori) meaning "code, ceremony, law, rule", 登 (nori) meaning "ascend, climb up", 徳 (nori) meaning "benevolence, virtue, goodness, commanding respect" or 範 (nori) meaning "pattern, example, model" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 登 (to) meaning "ascend, climb up" or 士 (to) meaning "gentleman, scholar, samurai". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 紀 (nori) meaning "century" combined with 親 (chika) "elder". Other kanji combinations are possible.

A famous bearer is Norichika "Nori" Aoki, a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB).

This name combines 野 (sho, ya, no, no-) meaning "civilian life, field, plains, rustic" & 乃 (ai, dai, nai, no, sunawa.chi, nanji, no) meaning "accordingly, from, possessive particle, whereupon", 野々 or 乃々 with 花 (ka, ke, hana) meaning "flower", 香 (kyou, kou, ka, kao.ri, kao.ru) meaning "incense, perfume, smell", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, excellent, good, pleasing, skilled" and 華 (ka, ke, hana) meaning "flower, gay, gorgeous, luster, ostentatious, petal, shine, showy, splendour."

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". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "area, field" combined with 萌 (mo) meaning "sprout, bud". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 響 (noizu) meaning "sound, echo". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the word noise.

This name can be used as 和 (wa, o, ka, yawa.ragu/eru, nago.mu, nago.yaka, a.eru, nodoka) meaning "harmony, peace" or 長閑 (nodoka) meaning "tranquil, quiet, calm, peaceful," made up of 長 (chou, naga.i, osa) meaning "long" and 閑 (kan) meaning "leasure." The word is probably a result of a shift from earlier nodoke (和気).

It can also be used to combine 和, 温 (on, atata.ka(i), atata.ma/eru, nuku, nodo) meaning "warm," 悠 (yuu, nodo) meaning "permanence, leisure" or 望 (bou, mou, nozo.mu, mochi, nodo) meaning "ambition, hope, desire" with 花 or 華 (ka, ke, hana), both meaning "flower," 香 (kou, kyou, ka, kao.ri/u) meaning "incense, smell, perfume" or 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good, excellent​."

Fictional (female) bearers of this name include Nodoka Saotome (早乙女 のどか) from 'Ranma ½' and Nodoka Manabe (真鍋 和) from 'K-On!'.

From Japanese 信 (nobu) meaning "faith, truth, fidelity, trust", 延 (nobu) meaning "prolong, stretching", 修 (nobu) meaning "discipline, study", 宣 (nobu) meaning "proclaim, say, announce", 暢 (nobu) meaning "stretch", 伸 (nobu) meaning "expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase", 昶 (nobu) meaning "long day, clear", 順 (nobu) meaning "order, turn, obedient, docile, submissive, meek", 所 (nobu) meaning "place", 常 (nobu) meaning "usual, ordinary, normal, common, regular, continually, always, long-lasting", 多 (ta) meaning "many, frequent, much" combined with 貴 (taka) meaning "precious, value, prize, esteem, honor", 喬 (taka) meaning "high, boasting", 教 (taka) meaning "teach, faith, doctrine", 尭 (taka) meaning "high, far", 敬 (taka) meaning "respect", 賢 (taka) meaning "intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness", 公 (taka) meaning "public, open, formal, official, governmental", 孝 (taka) meaning "filial piety", 考 (taka) meaning "consider, think over", 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high", 尚 (taka) meaning "furthermore, still, yet, more, still more, in addition, greater, further", 尊 (taka) meaning "precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred", 登 (taka) meaning "ascend, climb up", 宝 (taka) meaning "treasure", 隆 (taka) meaning "noble, prosperous", 鷹 (taka) meaning "hawk", 卓 (taka) meaning "table, desk, high", 崇 (taka) meaning "adore, respect, revere, worship", 宇 (taka) meaning "eaves, roof, house, heaven", 能 (taka) meaning "ability, talent, skill, capacity", 固 (taka) meaning "harden, set, clot, curdle" or 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Famous bearer of this name is professional Japanese baseball player Nobutaka Imamura.

From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

"West"

Means "night" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit निशा (nisha).

From Japanese 新 (ni) meaning "new; fresh" or 虹 (ni) meaning "rainbow" combined with 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom" or 彩 (sa) meaning "colour". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Sino-Vietnamese 月 (nguyệt) meaning "moon".

From Japanese 音 (ne) meaning "sound" combined with 奏 (kana) meaning "play music, complete". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 菜 (nazuna, na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 七 (na) meaning "seven", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 那 (na) meaning "what", 南 (na) meaning "south", 名 (na) meaning "name" or 薺 (nazuna) meaning "water-chestnuts, caltrop", 瑞 (zu) meaning "congratulations", 津 (zu) meaning "haven, port, harbor, ferry", 都 (zu) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything" or 鈴 (zu) meaning "bell" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 砂 (zuna) or 沙 (zuna) both meaning "sand" or 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 採 (tsumi) meaning "to gather, to collect, to take" or 摘 (tsumi) meaning "to pluck; to pick" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer" and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other kanji combinations.

From Japanese 直 (nao) meaning "straight" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations can also make up this name.

Famous bearers are Naoto Watanabe, Japanese baseball player, Naoto Ohshima, Japanese artist and former Sega employee who is best known for his original character designs of Sonic the Hedgehog and Dr. Eggman and Naoto Fūga, the Japanese man who voices as the vocaloid KAITO.

From Japanese 直 (nao) meaning "straight" combined with 剛 (take) meaning "sturdy". Other kanji combinations are possible.

A famous bearer is Naotake Hanyu, a Japanese football (soccer) player. He currently plays for JEF United Chiba. He is a midfielder known for his tireless workload.

From Japanese 七 (nana) meaning "seven" and 海 (mi) meaning "sea". It can also come from 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" duplicated and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" duplicated and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.

From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" and/or 奈 (na), a phonetic character. The characters can be in either order or the same character can be duplicated, as indicated by the symbol 々. Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also be used to form this name.

From Japanese 乃 (nai), a possessive particle, 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 夜 (nai, naito) meaning "night", 夢 (nai) meaning "dream", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 星 (na) meaning "star", 那 (na), an interjection or 騎 (nai) meaning "equestrian, riding on horses", 生 (i) meaning "life, genuine, birth" or 依 (i) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 愛 (ito) meaning "love, affection", 智 (to) meaning "wisdom, intellect, reason", 月 (to) meaning "moon", 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly", 十 (to) meaning "ten" or 士 (to) meaning "gentleman, scholar, samurai". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the word night.

From Japanese 凪 (nagi) meaning "calm", 和 (nagi) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan", 渚 (nagi) meaning "strand, beach, shore" or 成 (na) meaning "turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach", 銀 (gi) meaning "silver" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 冬 (to) meaning "winter", 叶 (to) meaning "grant, answer", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 杜 (to) meaning "woods, grove", 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly", 音 (to) meaning "sound", 十 (to) meaning "ten", 仁 (to) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel" or 士 (to) meaning "samurai". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

From Japanese 凪 (nagi) meaning "calm" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

From Japanese 紫 (murasaki) meaning "purple; violet" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 月 (mu-n) meaning "moon" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.

Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the word moon.

From Japanese 百 (momo) meaning "hundred" or 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". This name can be constructed from other kanji combinations as well.

From Japanese 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 優 (yuu) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness" combined with 姫 (ki) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" combined with 優 (yu) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" or 結 (yu) meaning "tie, bind" or 夕 (yu) meaning "evening". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "a shrine; a palace" and 一 (ichi) meaning "one".

A famous bearer of this surname is Ryo Miyaichi, a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for FC St. Pauli in the 2. Bundesliga.

From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "a shrine; a palace" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony", 輪 (wa) meaning "wheel, flower" or 環 (wa) "circle, ring, wheel". Other kanji combinations are also possible. A famous bearer of this name is Miwa Oshiro (1983-) She is a Japanese gravure idol, model and actress. Her father is Okinawan.

From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 登 (to) meaning "to go up; to climb; to mount; to rise" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 薗 (sono) meaning "garden". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom". This name can be formed from other combinations of kanji as well.

From Japanese 観 (miru, mi) meaning "outlook, look, appearance, condition, view", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, spirit", 乳 (miruku) or みるく (miruku) both meaning "milk", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac", 魅 (mi) meaning "fascination, charm, bewitch" or 實 (mi) meaning "truth, reality", 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli", 流 (ru) meaning "current, a sink, flow, forfeit", 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten, halt, stop", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 月 (ru) meaning "moon" or 龍 (ru) meaning "dragon" combined with 玖 (ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine", 禄 (ruku) meaning "fief, allowance, pension, grant, happiness", 空 (ku) meaning "sky", 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 来 (ruku, ku) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 紅 (ku) meaning "crimson, deep red" or 句 (ku) meaning "phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 礼 (rei) meaning "a bow, the gesture of bending at the waist". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" or 緒 (o) meaning "thread". Other kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.

From Japanese ミント (minto) meaning "mint", 海 (min) meaning "sea, ocean", 香 (min) meaning "fragrance", 壮 (minto) meaning "robust, manhood, prosperity", 美 (min) meaning "beautiful", 碧 (min) meaning "blue, green", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac", 民 (min) meaning "people, nation, subjects", 眠 (min) meaning "sleep, die, sleepy", 明 (min) meaning "bright, light" or 弥 (min) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 夢 (n) meaning "dream" combined with 音 (to) meaning "sound", 草 (to) meaning "grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft", 葉 (to) meaning "leaf", 戸 (to) meaning "door", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 兎 (to) meaning "rabbit, hare", 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything", 桃 (to) meaning "peach", 扉 (to) meaning "front door, title page, front page" or 歩 (to) meaning "walk". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

From Sino-Korean 民 (min) meaning "people, citizens" or 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" combined with 徐 (seo) meaning "slowly, calmly, composed, dignified" or 序 (seo) meaning "series, sequence". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.

From Japanese 実 (minoru) meaning "to bear fruit", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations with the same pronunciation.

From Sino-Korean 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" or 旼 (min) meaning "gentle, affable" combined with 俊 (jun) meaning "talented, handsome". Other hanja combinations are possible.

From Sino-Vietnamese 明 (minh) meaning "bright". This was an adopted name of the communist revolutionary Hồ Chí Minh (1890-1969).

From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 奈 (na), a phonetic character, and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 미경 (see Mi-Gyeong).

From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 空 (ku) meaning "sky" or 久 (ku) meaning "long time". It can also come from a nanori reading of 未来 (mirai) meaning "future". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.

From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 心 (kokoro) meaning "heart, mind, soul". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 貴 (ki) meaning "valuable" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 位 (mi) meaning "rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 光 (mi) meaning "light", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth", 珠 (mi) meaning "pearl, gem, jewel", 充 (mi) meaning "allot, fill", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, spirit", 深 (mi) meaning "deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen", 真 (mi) meaning "true, reality", 仁 (mi) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel", 水 (mi) meaning "water", 翠 (mi) meaning "green, kingfisher", 瑞 (mi) meaning "congratulations", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 碧 (mi) meaning "blue, green", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac", 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake or serpent" or 弥 (mi) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 飛 (hi) meaning "fly, skip (pages), scatter", 妃 (hi) meaning "queen, princess" or 比 (hi) meaning "compare, race, ratio, Philippines" combined with 洋 (hiro) meaning "ocean, sea", 寛 (hiro) meaning "tolerant, leniency, generosity, relax, feel at home, be at ease, broadminded", 広 (hiro) meaning "wide, broad, spacious", 尋 (hiro) meaning "inquire, fathom, look for", 拓 (hiro) meaning "clear (the land), open, break up (land)", 宙 (hiro) meaning "mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time", 呂 (ro) meaning "spine, backbone", 央 (hiro) meaning "centre, middle", 博 (hiro) meaning "Dr., command, esteem, win acclaim, Ph.D., exposition, fair", 宏 (hiro) meaning "wide, large", 浩 (hiro) meaning "wide expanse, abundance, vigorous", 四 (hiro) meaning "four", 大 (hiro) meaning "large, big", 紘 (hiro) meaning "large", 宥 (hiro) meaning "soothe, calm, pacify", 弘 (hiro) meaning "vast, broad, wide", 皓 (hiro) meaning "white, clear", 裕 (hiro) meaning "abundant, rich", 海 (hiro) meaning "sea, ocean", 光 (hiro) meaning "light", 丈 (hiro) meaning "length" or 優 (hiro) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 心 (mi, shin, kokoro, mune, makoto, gokoro) meaning "mind, heart, spirit, soul; thoughts, ideas" or 水 (mi, sui, mizu, midu, uzu, zumi, tsu, do, misa, mitsu, mina, min) meaning "(cold) water, a fluid; a liquid, water", 彩 (sai, irodoru, aya, tsuya, a) meaning "colour" or 亜 (a, e, tsugu, atsu, ou, minikui) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 夏 (ka, ge, na(tsu)) meaning "summer" or 奈 (na, da, nai, dai, ikan, karanashi) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Japanese name meaning "maple", influenced by the Japanese pronunciation of the English word maple.

From Japanese 恵 (megumi) meaning "favour, benefit" or 愛 (megumi) meaning "love, affection", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations that have the same reading. It is often written using the hiragana writing system.

From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" combined with 優 (yuu) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior", 友 (yuu) meaning "friend", 有 (yuu) meaning "exist", 由 (yuu) meaning "cause, reason", 裕 (yuu) meaning "abundant, rich, plentiful", 邑 (yuu) meaning "state; country; nation", 夕 (yuu) meaning "evening" or 侑 (yuu) meaning "help, assist, repay kindness". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true", 由 (yu) meaning "cause, reason" combined with 帆 (ho) meaning "steps". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" or 満 (ma) meaning "full" combined with 優 (yu) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" or 夕 (yu) meaning "evening". This name can also be constructed from other kanji combinations.

Combination of a ma kanji, like 麻 meaning "hemp, flax," 真/眞 meaning "pure, true," 磨/摩 meaning "polish, shine," 茉, part of 茉莉 (matsuri), referring to the Arabian jasmine, 舞 meaning "dance" or 万 meaning "ten thousand," and a ya kanji, such as 耶, 弥 meaning "increase," 矢 meaning "arrow," 也, 野 meaning "field" or 椰, referring to the (coconut) palm. The second element can also be written with kanji that have the reading Aya 1 (彩, 綾 and 絢 for example).

Bearers of this name include announcer and newscaster Maya Kobayashi (小林 麻耶) (1979-), idol Maya Sugawara (菅原 茉椰) (2000-) and (male) footballer Maya Yoshida (吉田 麻也) (1988-).

From Japanese 増 (masu) meaning "increase" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 萬 (ma) meaning "ten thousand", 壽 (su) meaning "long life", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 寿 (su) meaning "long life" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other kanji combinations are possible.

A famous bearer of this name is Masuta Budo, from "Yandere Simulator". Masuta got his name from the Japanese pronunciation of the word master.

From Japanese 茉 (ma) meaning "white jasmine", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation". Other kanji combinations are possible.

A famous bearer is Masayo Imura, a Japanese synchronized swimming instructor.

From Japanese 允 (masa) meaning "license, sincerity, permit", 栄 (masa) meaning "flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendor", 雅 (masa) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined", 宜 (masa) meaning "best regards, good", 匡 (masa) meaning "correct, save, assist", 公 (masa) meaning "public, prince, official, governmental", 順 (masa) meaning "obey, order, turn, right, docility, occasion", 将 (masa) meaning "leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about", 昌 (masa) meaning "prosperous, bright, clear", 真 (masa, ma) meaning "true, reality", 仁 (masa) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel", 征 (masa) meaning "subjugate, attack the rebellious, collect taxes", 政 (masa) meaning "politics, government", 正 (masa) meaning "correct, justice, righteous", 聖 (masa) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest", 壮 (masa) meaning "robust, manhood, prosperity", 大 (masa) meaning "big, great", 方 (masa) meaning "direction, person, alternative", 麿 (ma) meaning "I, you", 万 (ma) meaning "ten thousand", 理 (masa) meaning "reason, logic", 諒 (masa) meaning "fact, reality, understand, appreciate" or 和 (masa) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan", 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 瑳 (sa) meaning "polish, brilliant white luster of a gem, artful smile" or 三 (sa) meaning "three" combined with 哉 (ya), an exclamation, 也 (ya) meaning "also", 矢 (ya) meaning "dart, arrow", 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 寧 (ya) meaning "rather, preferably, peaceful, quiet, tranquility", 八 (ya) meaning "eight", 允 (ya) meaning "license, sincerity, permit" or 伸 (ya) meaning "expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Famous bearers are Masaya Kikawada, a Japanese actor, Masaya Kato​, a Japanese actor and seiyū from Nara in the Kansai region, Masaya Matsuura, video game designer and musician based in Tokyo, Japan, Masaya Matsukaze, a Japanese actor, voice actor, and radio personality, Masaya Nishitani​, a former Japanese football player who has recently played for Consadole Sapporo and Masaya Nakamura, the founder of Namco, the third largest video game developing entity in Japan.

From Japanese 成 (masa) meaning "become" or 正 (masa) meaning "right, proper" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". This name can also be formed from other combinations of kanji.

From Japanese 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant" combined with 旭 (aki) meaning "rising sun", 右 (aki) meaning "right", 映 (aki) meaning "a reflection; to reflect", 且 (aki) meaning "almost; nearly", 暁 (aki) meaning "dawn, daybreak", 顕 (aki) meaning "manifest, display", 晃 (aki) meaning "clear", 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn", 彰 (aki) meaning "obvious, clear", 昭 (aki) meaning "shining", 晶 (aki) meaning "clear", 章 (aki) meaning "chapter; section", 紹 (aki) meaning "introduce", 督 (aki) meaning "command, lead", 明 (aki) meaning "clear, bright", 亮 (aki) meaning "clear, help" or 朗 (aki) meaning "bright, clear". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Famous bearers are Masaaki Endoh, a Japanese singer/songwriter, Masaaki Hiyama, a Japanese jazz drummer, Masaaki Shirakawa, a Japanese economist, central banker and the 30th Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), and professor of Aoyama Gakuin University and Masaaki Toma, a professional Japanese football referee.

From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 里 (ri) meaning "village" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Many different combinations of kanji characters can form this name.

From Japanese 雅 (ma) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined", 鞠 (mari) meaning "ball", 紅 (mari) meaning "crimson, deep red", 女 (mari) meaning "woman, female", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 聖 (mari) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 磨 (ma) meaning "grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)", 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen", 万 (ma) meaning "ten thousand", 満 (ma) meaning "full, fullness, enough, satisfy", 毬 (mari) meaning "burr, ball", 瑪 (ma) meaning "agate, onyx", 茉 (ma) meaning "jasmine" or 莉 (mari) meaning "jasmine", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 珠 (ri) meaning "pearl, gem, jewel", 仁 (ri) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, advantage, benefit", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 麗 (ri) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent" or 李 (ri) meaning "plum" combined with 杏 (a) meaning "apricot", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 阿 (a) meaning "flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook, recess", 安 (a) meaning "relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful", 晏 (a) meaning "late, quiet, sets (sun)", 晶 (a) meaning "sparkle, clear, crystal", 神 (a) meaning "gods, mind, soul", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 有 (a) meaning "exist", 雅 (a) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined", 彩 (a) meaning "colour", 美 (a) meaning "beautiful", 母 (a) meaning "mother" or 亞 (a) meaning "rank, follow". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Famous bearers are Maria Naganawa, a Japanese voice actress from Aichi Prefecture, Maria Yamamoto, a Japanese voice actress and singer, formerly with I'm Enterprise and now affiliated with 81 Produce, Maria Kawamura, (born as Shigeyo Kawamura), is a Japanese voice actress, Maria, born Ayaka Itō, is a Japanese pop singer signed under Universal Music Japan and Maria Saitou, a former announcer on Nippon Television.

Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Maria.

From Sino-Vietnamese 孟 (mạnh) meaning "strong, powerful".

From Japanese 愛 (mana) meaning "love, affection", 慎 (mana) meaning "humility, be careful, discreet, prudent", 真 (mana, ma) meaning "true, reality", 那 (na) meaning "what", 南 (na) meaning "south" or 名 (na) meaning "name" combined with 大 (to) meaning "big, great", 鳥 (to) meaning "bird, chicken", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything", 叶 (to) meaning "grant, answer", 聖 (to) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest", 透 (to) meaning "transparent, permeate, filter, penetrate" or 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 誠 (makoto) meaning "sincerity", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations.

From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" or 麻衣 (mai) meaning "linen robe". It can also come from 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" combined with 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.

From Japanese 愛 (ma) meaning "love, affection" combined with 渉 (ho) meaning "to cross a body of water". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 磨 (ma) meaning "polish, grind, improve", or 眞 (ma) meaning "truth, reality" combined with 人 (hito) meaning "person" or 仁 (hito) meaning "compassionate". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

From Japanese 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Norwegian variant of Leif.

Icelandic form of Leif.

Old Norse form of Leif.

From the Old Norse name Leifr meaning "descendant, heir". Leif Eriksson was a Norse explorer who reached North America in the early 11th century. He was the son of Erik the Red.

From Sino-Vietnamese 麗 (lệ) meaning "beautiful, lovely".

Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 경자 (see Gyeong-Ja).

From Japanese 響 (kyou) meaning "sound, echo" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope, rare". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 杏 (kyou) meaning "apricot", 馨 (kyou) meaning "fragrant, balmy, favourable", 叶 (kyou) meaning "grant, answer", 亨 (kyou) meaning "pass through, go smoothly", 享 (kyou) meaning "enjoy, receive, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch", 京 (kyou) meaning "capital", 協 (kyou) meaning "cooperation", 匡 (kyou) meaning "correct, save, assist", 叫 (kyou) meaning "shout, exclaim, yell", 喬 (kyou) meaning "high, boasting", 強 (kyou) meaning "strong", 恭 (kyou) meaning "respect, reverent", 教 (kyou) meaning "teach, faith, doctrine", 郷 (kyou) meaning "home town, village, native place, district", 鏡 (kyou) meaning "mirror, speculum, barrel-head, round rice-cake offering", 響 (kyou) meaning "echo, sound, resound, ring, vibrate", 暁 (kyou) meaning "daybreak, dawn, in the event", 慶 (kyou) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy" or 香 (kyou) meaning "fragrance" combined with 坪 (hei) meaning "thirty-six sq ft", 平 (hei) meaning "even, flat, peace", 兵 (hei) meaning "soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics" or 柄 (hei) meaning "design, pattern, build, nature, character, handle, crank, grip, knob, shaft". Other kanji combinations are possible.

A famous bearer is Kyohei Nakamura, a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.

From Japanese 伽 (kya) meaning "temple" combined with 禰 (di) "one's deceased father". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the word candy.

From Japanese 空 (kuu) meaning "empty, sky" combined with 河 (ga) meaning "river". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 紅 (kurena) meaning "crimson" or from Japanese 紅 (kure) meaning "crimson" combined with 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 月 (na) meaning "moon", 七 (na) meaning "seven", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" or 南 (na) meaning "south". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

From Japanese 雅 (kuni) meaning "elegant" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

A famous deceased bearer was Kuniko Mukouda, a Japanese TV screenwriter and famous living bearers are Kuniko Obinata, a Paralympic alpine skier from Japan, Kuniko Tanioka, a Japanese politician, Kuniko Inoguchi, Japanese political scientist and politician and Kuniko Asagi (born: Kuniko Tanaka), a Japanese actress and television presenter.

From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time" or 公 (ku) meaning "public, prince, official, governmental" combined with 方 (bo) meaning "direction, person, alternative" or 保 (bo) meaning "protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support". Other kanji combinations are possible.

This is the name of the young Japanese boy in 'Kubo and the Two Strings'.

From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small, little" combined with 百合 (yuri) meaning "lily". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 光 (kou) meaning "light", 幸 (kou) meaning "happiness", 孝 (kou) meaning "filial piety", 耕 (kou) meaning "plow, cultivate", 興 (kou) meaning "entertainment, pleasure, interest", 浩 (kou) meaning "prosperous", 康 (kou) meaning "peaceful" or 廣 (kou) meaning "broad, wide, extensive, vast", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 幸 (ko) meaning "happiness", 兵 (u) meaning "soldier" combined with 衛 (bei) meaning "defense, protection". Other kanji combinations are possible.

This name combines 小 (shou, chii.sai, ko-, o-, sa-) meaning "little, small" or 虎 (ko, tora) meaning "tiger" with 鉄 (tetsu, kurogane) meaning "iron," 徹 (tetsu) meaning "penetrate, clear, pierce" or 哲 (tetsu, satoi, aki.raka) meaning "philosophy, sagacity."

From Japanese 子 (ko) meaning "child", 小 (ko) meaning "small", 紅 (ko) meaning "crimson", 光 (ko) meaning "light", 瑚 (ko) meaning "coral" or 心 (ko) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 桃 (momo) meaning "peach". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 心 (kokoro) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Kokoro combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."

This name is extremely rare.

From Japanese 心 (kokoro) meaning "heart, mind, soul" or other kanji and kanji combinations having the same pronunciation. It is often written using the hiragana writing system.

From Japanese 琥珀 (kohaku) meaning "amber".

From Japanese 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 代 (yo) meaning "generation" combined with 人 (to) "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.

A famous bearer is Kiyoto Harada, a Japanese actor.

From Japanese 樹 (ki) meaning "tree; plant" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation. Other kanji combinations are also possible.

From Japanese 光 (kira) meaning "light", 輝 (kira) meaning "brightness; lustre; brilliance; radiance; splendour" or 葵 (kira) meaning "hollyhock" combined with 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly", 仁 (to) meaning "benevolence" or 瞳 (to) meaning "pupil". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 吉 (ki) meaning "good luck" combined with 平 (pei) meaning "level; even; flat". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 公 (kimi) meaning "lord" combined with 康 (yasu) meaning "peace". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Famous bearer of this name is Kimiyasu Kudoh, he is a Japanese left-handed former pitcher for the Pacific League's Saitama Seibu Lions of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). During his career, he recorded 224 career wins. Among other records, he was the oldest pitcher in NPB history to strike out 10 batters in a game, doing so at the age of 41 years and 11 months.

From Japanese 黄緑 (kimidori) meaning "yellow-green".

From Japanese 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.

kiku（菊） means Chrysanthemum. you can also yuse 喜久for "kiku"（喜happiness 久long or forever）.
ko(子) is a suffix for girls' name and means "girl" or "woman"

This name comes from the word which refers to any plant of the Rubus genus but generally referring to a raspberry (which is part of the Rubus genus), from a combination of 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 苺 (ichigo) meaning "strawberry." The combination may have originated from the phrase 木になるイチゴ (ki ni naru ichigo), literally translating to "(a) strawberry/ies become(s) (a) tree(s)" but may more accurately mean "(a) strawberry/ies on (a) tree(s)," possibly in reference to the woody stems found in most plants of the genus.

From Japanese 綺 (ki) meaning "elegant, beautiful", 妃 (ki) meaning "empress", 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness; lustre; brilliance; radiance; splendour", 起 (ki) meaning "to rise, to wake up", 貴 (ki) meaning "expensive", 紀 (ki) meaning "century", 稀 (ki) meaning "season" or 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice" combined with 春 (haru) meaning "spring". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Sino-Vietnamese 卿 (khanh) meaning "noble, officer".

From Japanese 健 (ken) "healthy, strong" and 人 (to) "person".

From Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong" and 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great", as well as other kanji combinations having the same pronunciation.

From Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "strong, robust, healthy", 四 (shi) meaning "four" and 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong" combined with 成 (sei) meaning "to become". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Famous bearers are Kensei Mizote, a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature) and Kensei Hasegawa, a Japanese politician of the People's New Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).

From Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong" combined with 策 (saku) meaning "plan; policy". Other kanji combinations are possible.

A famous bearer is Kensaku Segoe, professional Go player.

From Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong" combined with 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" or 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong", 之 (no), a possessive marker, combined with 介 (suke) meaning "forerunner, herald". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

From Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong", 寿 (ju) meaning "long life" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible as well.

From Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong" or 研 (ken) meaning "study, sharpen" combined with 二 (ji) meaning "two". This name can also be formed from other combinations of kanji characters.

From Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

From Japanese 建築 (kenchiku) meaning "to build; to construct".

From Japanese 佳 (kei) meaning "beautiful, good, excellent" combined with 哉 (ya), an exclamation. This name can be formed with other kanji combinations as well.

From Japanese 慶 (kei) meaning "celebration", 敬 (kei) meaning "respect", 啓 (kei) meaning "open, begin" or 恵 (kei) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 啓(kei) "revelation" or 恵(kei) "bless" or 敬(kei) "respect" or 圭(kei) "noble" or 慶(kei) "happiness" combined with 一 (ichi) "one".

From Japanese 一 (kazu) meaning "one" or 和 (kazu) meaning "harmony, peace" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male, man" or 夫 (o) meaning "husband, man". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

From 数 (kazu) meaning "number, amount." Other kanji used in relation include 和 meaning "sum," 計 meaning "measurement, weighing," 知 meaning "wisdom" or any kanji referring to numbers, such as 一 meaning "one," 二 meaning "two" or 五 meaning "five." It can also be written as a combination of a ka kanji, like 佳 meaning "beautiful, good," 嘉 meaning "praise, esteem" or 花 meaning "flower," and a zu kanji, e.g. 寿 meaning "congratulations; longevity."
It is also used as a short form of names that begin with Kazu-, such as Kazuya or Kazuko.

From Japanese 桂 (katsura) meaning "the katsura, the Japanese Judas tree" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled", 嘉 (ka) meaning "applaud, praise, esteem, happy, auspicious", 活 (katsu) meaning "lively, resuscitation, being helped, living", 健 (katsu) meaning "healthy, strong", 賢 (katsu) meaning "intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness", 克 (katsu) meaning "overcome, kindly, skillfully", 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory, win, prevail, excel", 捷 (katsu) meaning "victory, fast", 晶 (katsuaki) meaning "sparkle, clear, crystal", 松 (katsuaki) meaning "pine tree", 礁 (katsuaki) meaning "reef, sunken rock", 雄 (katsu) meaning "hero, manly" or 剋 (katsu) meaning "victory", 津 (tsu) meaning "haven, port, harbor, ferry" combined with 明 (aki) meaning "bright, light", 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn", 彰 (aki) meaning "patent, clear", 璃 (aki) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 晋 (aki) meaning "advance", 顕 (aki) meaning "appear, existing", 昌 (aki) meaning "prosperous, bright, clear", 陽 (aki) meaning "light, sun, male", 亮 (aki) meaning "clear, help", 晃 (aki) meaning "clear", 商 (aki) meaning "make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant", 昭 (aki) meaning "shining, bright", 章 (aki) meaning "badge, chapter, composition, poem, design", 朗 (aki) meaning "bright, clear" or 彬 (aki) meaning "refined, gentle". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Famous bearers are Katsuaki Asai, a Japanese aikidoka, Katsuaki Kitanofuji (born as Takezawa Katsuaki), a former sumo wrestler, Katsuaki Matsumoto, a Japanese former professional racing cyclist, Katsuaki Satō, the founder and director of Satojuku Karate, also known as Odo (The Champion's Way) karate, Katsuaki Susa, a Japanese boxer who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the flyweight division (– 52 kg), Katsuaki Tashiro, a Japanese modern pentathlete and Katsuaki Watanabe, a senior advisor at Toyota Motor Corporation.

From Japanese 霞 (kasumi) meaning "mist". It can also come from 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom" combined with 澄 (sumi) meaning "clear, pure". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

From Japanese 桂 (ka) meaning "the katsura, the Japanese Judas tree", 伽 (ka) meaning "temple", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase", 可 (ka) meaning "passable", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 果 (ka) meaning "pieces of fruit", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, poem", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower", 海 (ka) meaning "sea, ocean", 刈 (kari) meaning "reap, cut (grass or other plants), prune", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 風 (ka) meaning "wind", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 麗 (ri) meaning "lovely, beautiful", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy" or 李 (ri) meaning "plum" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 南 (na) meaning "south", 名 (na) meaning "name" or 那 (na) meaning "what". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Famous bearers are Karina Maruyama, a Japanese footballer from Tokyo and Karina Nose, a Japanese model and actress.

From Japanese 色彩 (karaa) meaning "colour".

Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the word colour.

From Japanese 香 (kaori) meaning "fragrance". It can also come from an alternate reading of 香 (ka) combined with 織 (ori) meaning "weaving". Other kanji combinations are possible. It is often written using the hiragana writing system.

Means "young woman" in Thai.

From Japanese 完 (kan) meaning "perfect, completion, end", 寛 (kan) meaning "tolerant, leniency, generosity, relax, feel at home, be at ease, broadminded", 幹 (kan) meaning "tree trunk, main part, talent, capability", 貫 (kan) meaning "pierce, penetrate, brace", 栞 (kan) meaning "bookmark" or 煥 (kan) meaning "shine" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 途 (to) meaning "route, way, road" or 図 (to) meaning "map, drawing, plan, extraordinary, audacious". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From the Japanese kanji 寛 (kan) meaning "tolerant, gentle" or 貫 (kan) meaning "pierce" or 幹 (kan) meaning "stem; core; talent" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "big, thick, great" or 汰 (ta) meaning "scour, wash out". All the kan kanji are ready with both Go-On and Kan-On Reading while ta kanji are read with the Kan’yō-on Reading.

Other Kanji combinations are also possible.

This name can be used as 甘露 (kanro) meaning "honeydew".
It can also be used as 甘 (kan) meaning "sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugary" combined 路 (ro) meaning "path, route, road, distance". Other kanji combinations are possible.

A famous bearer is Kanro Morita, a Japanese actor.

From Japanese 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, or 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

From Japanese 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

From Japanese 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 流 (ru) meaning "current, flow, stream". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Kyle.

From Japanese 会 (kai) meaning "party" or 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 希 (ki) meaning "hope", 記 (ki) meaning "chronicle", 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness" or 暉 (ki) meaning "sunshine, light, bright, radiant". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "Canada", 江 (e) meaning "creek, bay" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 楓 (kaede) meaning "maple" or other kanji that are pronounced the same way.

From Japanese 丈 (jou) meaning "only, limit", 穣 (jou) meaning "stalks of grain", 常 (jou) meaning "always, constantly, consistently", 錠 (jou) meaning "a lock" or 仗 (jou) meaning "military strength, reliable, dependable" combined with 助 (suke) meaning "assistance". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 준호 (see Jun-Ho).

From Sino-Korean 芝 (ji) meaning "sesame" or 志 (ji) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" combined with 雨 (u) meaning "rain" or 宇 (u) meaning "house, universe". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.

From Chinese 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money", 锦 (jǐn) meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered" or 津 (jīn) meaning "ferry". Other Chinese characters can form this name as well.

From a Sino-Korean compound meaning "wisdom", formed of the hanja characters 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom, intellect" and 慧 (hye) meaning "bright, intelligent". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.

From Japanese 蛇 (ja) meaning "snake, large snake, serpent", 派 (pa) meaning "clique; faction; school" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

From Sino-Korean 薔薇 "rose".

From Japanese 泉 (izumi) meaning "fountain, spring". This name can also be constructed from other combinations of kanji.

From Japanese 依 (i) meaning "rely on", 夷 (i) meaning "Ainu", 威 (i) meaning "intimidate" or 為 (i) meaning "benefit" combined with 山 (zan) meaning "mountain". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 一 (it) meaning "one" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation. Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 伊藤 (see Itō).

From Japanese 一 (is) meaning "one" combined with 星 (sei) meaning "star" or 清 (sei) meaning "clear". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Means "dew" in Korean.

From Japanese 一 (i) meaning "one", 壱 (i) meaning "one (in documents)", 逸 (i) meaning "deviate, idleness, leisure, miss the mark, evade, elude, parry, diverge" or 市 (i) meaning "market, city, town" combined with 平 (pei) meaning "even, flat, peace" or 兵 (pei) meaning "soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Famous bearers of this name are Ippei Kaneko, who was a Japanese politician. He served as finance minister of Japan from 1978 to 1979, Ippei Kojima, a former Japanese badminton player who won a record eight Japanese national men's singles titles and some major international titles between the mid-1960s and the mid-1970s, Ippei Kokuryo, a Japanese footballer who plays for Nagano Parceiro and Ippei Watanabe, Japanese swimmer and world record holder in 200 metre breaststroke.

From Japanese 以 (i) meaning "compared to", 久 (ku) meaning "long time" combined with 男 (o) meaning "man, male". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 一郎 (see Ichirō).

Variant transcription of Hyūga.

From Sino-Vietnamese 輝 (huy) meaning "brightness".

From Sino-Vietnamese 香 (hương) meaning "fragrant".

From Sino-Vietnamese 慧 (huệ) meaning "bright, intelligent" or 蕙 (huệ) meaning "tuberose (flower)".

From Japanese 火 (ho) meaning "fire", 垂 (taru) meaning "suspend, dangle, hang" or 蛍 (hotaru) meaning "firefly" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" combined with 郎 (o) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

From Japanese 和 (hono) meaning "harmony" (using an obscure nanori reading) and 花 (ka) meaning "flower", as well as other combinations of kanji that have the same pronunciation. Very often it is written using the hiragana writing system.

This name can be used as 日和, referring to fine weather, made up of 日 (jitsu, nichi, -ka, hi, -bi) meaning "day, sun," 和 (wa, o, ka, yawa.ragu/eru, nago.mu, nago.yaka, a.eru, yori) meaning "harmony, peace,"
This name can be used as 日依 with 依 (i, e, yo.ru, yori) meaning "depend, rely" or it can combine 妃 (hi, kisaki), 姫 (ki, hime, hi), both meaning "princess," or 陽 (you, hi) meaning "sunshine" with 和, 依 or 由 (yu, yui, yuu, yoshi, yo.ru, yori) meaning "reason, cause."

Examples of Hiyori with 3 kanji include 日葉里, 日依梨, 妃和理, 比世里 and 陽代莉 with 比 (hi, kura.beru) meaning "compare, contrast, ratio," 世 (se, sei, sou, yo) meaning "generation, public, society, world," 代 (tai, dai, ka.eru, ka.waru, kawa.ru, shiro, yo) meaning "age, generation," 里 (ri, sato), referring to a unit of distance called ri, or otherwise meaning "village," 梨 (ri, nashi) meaning "pear," 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "justice, logic, reason, truth" and 莉 (rai, ri, rei), part of 茉莉 (matsuri), which refers to the Arabian jasmine.

From Japanese 大 (hiro) meaning "big, great" or 博 (hiro) meaning "command, esteem" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 翔 (to) meaning "soar, glide" or 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation. Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

From Japanese 寛 (hiro) meaning "tolerant" combined with 道 (michi) meaning "road; way". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Famous bearers is Hiromichi Ishige, a retired Japanese professional baseball player and manager in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball and Hiromichi Kataura, a Japanese scientist.

From Japanese 桜 (hi) meaning "cherry blossom", 蝶 (hirari) meaning "butterfly", 天 (hi) meaning "heaven, sky", 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 妃 (hi) meaning "empress", 飛 (hi) meaning "to fly", 柊 (hira) meaning "holly olive" or 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male", 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid" or 来 (ra) meaning "to come" combined with 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy" or 里 (ri) meaning "village", 舞 (rari) meaning "dance", 空 (rari) meaning "sky" or 凜 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 日向 (hinata) meaning "sunny place", 陽向 (hinata) meaning "toward the sun", or a non-standard reading of 向日葵 (himawari) meaning "sunflower". Other kanji compounds are also possible. Because of the irregular readings, this name is often written using the hiragana writing system.

From Japanese 一 (hi) meaning "one", 光 (hi) meaning "light", 秀 (hi) meaning "excel, excellence, beauty, surpass", 雛 (hina) meaning "chick, squab, duckling, doll", 燈 (hi) meaning "lamp, light", 瞳 (hi) meaning "pupil (of eye)", 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 日向 (hina) meaning "sunny place", 妃 (hi) meaning "queen, princess", 披 (hi) meaning "expose, open", 比 (hi) meaning "compare, race, ratio, Philippines", 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet, cardinal", 飛 (hi) meaning "fly, skip (pages), scatter", 柊 (hi) meaning "holly", 姫 (hi) meaning "princess", 百 (hi) meaning "hundred", 品 (hina) meaning "goods, refinement, dignity, article", 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male", 陽向 (hina) meaning "toward the sun" or 鄙 (hina) meaning "lowly, the country, the countryside, be countrified", 七 (na) meaning "seven", 南 (na) meaning "south", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 名 (na) meaning "name", 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 暖 (na) meaning "warmth", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 捺 (na) meaning "press, print, affix a seal, stamp", 陽 (na) meaning "light, sun, male", 和 (na) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan", 凪 (na) meaning "lull, calm", 直 (na) meaning "straight" or 笑 (na) meaning "laugh" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child", 虹 (ko) meaning "rainbow", 幸 (ko) meaning "happiness" or 菊 (ko) meaning "chrysanthemum". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Famous bearers are Hinako Sakurai, a Japanese model, actress, and tarento and Hinako Saeki, a Japanese actress who was born on February 16, 1977 in Nara, Japan.

Himari is most commonly spelled as 陽葵, a combination of Japanese 陽 (hi) meaning "sunshine" and 葵 (mari) meaning "hollyhock". This spelling ranked at #1 for girls in Japan in 2020. It can also be spelled as 向日葵 (himari) meaning "sunflower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 光 (hikari) meaning "light". Other kanji can also form this name. It is often written with the hiragana writing system.

From Japanese 飛 (hi) meaning "to fly", 偉 (i) meaning "admirable" combined with 楼 (rou) meaning "floor, level". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the word hero.

From Japanese 一 (hi) meaning "one", 光 (hi) meaning "light", 灯 (hi) meaning "a lit flame such as a candle or torch", 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male", 柊 (hi) meaning "holly olive, Osmanthus heterophyllus" or 暉 (hi) meaning "sunshine" combined with 彩 (iro) meaning "colour". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 秀 (hide) meaning "excellent, outstanding", 英 (hide) meaning "excellent, fine" or 栄 (hide) meaning "glory, honour" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son", 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" or 廊 (rou) meaning "corridor". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 秀 (hide) meaning "excellent, outstanding" combined with 臣 (omi) meaning "minister; statesman; official". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

A famous bearer is Hideomi Yamamoto, a Japanese footballer who plays for Ventforet Kofu in the J. League Division 1.