Behind the Name: Cat.23's Personal Name List

Yuuto

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Japanese

Other Scripts: 優斗, 悠斗, 悠人, 悠翔, 優翔, 柚翔, 祐翔, 勇人, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ゆうと(Japanese Hiragana)

Pronounced: YOO-TO

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).

Kouki

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Japanese

Other Scripts: 光希, 幸輝, etc.(Japanese Kanji) こうき(Japanese Hiragana)

Pronounced: KO-KYEE

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 光希 or 幸輝 (see Kōki).

Ken 2

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Japanese

Other Scripts: 健, etc.(Japanese Kanji) けん(Japanese Hiragana)

Pronounced: KEHN

From Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong" or other kanji that are pronounced the same way.

Kazunari

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Japanese

Other Scripts: 一成, 一也, etc.(Japanese Kanji)

Pronounced: KAH-ZUU-NAH-ṘEE

From Japanese 一 (kazu) meaning "one" combined with 成 (nari) meaning "to become" or 也 (nari) meaning "also". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.

Famous bearers of this name are Japanese football player of Korean descent Kazunari Okayama (Kang Il-Sung) and Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player Kazunari Sanematsu.

Kanta

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Japanese

Other Scripts: 寛太, 貫太, 幹太, 寛汰(Japanese kanji) かんた (Japanese Hiragana)

Pronounced: kanta

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.

Kamui

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Japanese (Modern, Rare)

Other Scripts: 可夢偉, 華夢衣, 華夢威, 夏夢生, 加夢意, 嘉夢威(Japanese Kanji) かむい(Japanese Hiragana) カムイ(Japanese Katakana)

Pronounced: KAH-MUU-EE

This name can be used as 可夢偉, 華夢衣, 華夢威, 夏夢生, 加夢意 or 嘉夢威 with 可 (ka, kou, -be.ki, -be.shi) meaning "can, passable, possible," 華 (ka, ke, hana) meaning "flower," 夏 (ka, ga, ge, natsu) meaning "summer", 加 (ka, kuwa.eru, kuwa.waru) meaning "add, include, join," 嘉 (ka, yoi, yomi.suru) meaning "applaud, esteem, praise," 夢 (bou, mu, kura.i, yume, yume.miru) meaning "dream, illusiom, vision," 偉 (i, era.i) meaning "excellent, greatness, distinguished," 衣 (i, e, kinu, -gi, koromo) meaning "clothes, garment," 威 (i, odo.kasu, odo.shi, odo.su) meaning "dignity, majesty, authority," 生 (shou, sei, i.kiru, i.keru, -u, u.mare, o.u, ki, na.ru, ha.eru) meaning "birth, genuine, life" and 意 (i) meaning "intention, mind, will, thought."

As a word, Kamui (カムイ), which is normally written as Kamuy (カムィ), refers to a spiritual/divine being in Ainu mythology. Personified deities like Repun Kamuy (god of the sea, depicted as a killer whale or an orca) and Chikap Kamuy (god of the owls and the land, depicted as a great owl) often have Kamuy applied as part of their names.

Bearers of this name include manga artist and character designer Kamui Fujiwara (藤原カムイ) (1959-) and racing driver Kamui Kobayashi (小林可夢偉) (1986-).

This name is rarely given to boys, if given at all.

Kaito

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Japanese

Other Scripts: 海斗, 海翔, etc.(Japanese Kanji) かいと(Japanese Hiragana)

Pronounced: KA-EE-TO

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.

Kaichi

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Japanese

Other Scripts: 海地, 海智, 懐智, 歌一, 華一, 嘉一, 加壱, 開知, 香一, etc.(Japanese Kanji)

Pronounced: KAH-EE-CHEE

From Japanese 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 地 (chi) meaning "earth; ground". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kaeto

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Japanese

Other Scripts: 楓人, 樺会人, 樺会登, 樺会翔, etc.(Japanese Kanji)

Pronounced: KAH-E-TO

From Japanese 楓 (kae) meaning "maple" or 樺 (ka) meaning "birch, dark red", 会 (e) meaning "meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 登 (to) meaning "ascend, climb up" or 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Arata

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Japanese

Other Scripts: 新, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あらた(Japanese Hiragana)

Pronounced: A-RA-TA

From Japanese 新 (arata) meaning "fresh, new". Other kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.