Namika's Personal Name List

Aideen
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: AY-deen(English)
Anglicized form of Éadaoin.
Aisling
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: ASH-lyən
Means "dream" or "vision" in Irish. This name was created in the 20th century.
Aki 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 晶, 明, 秋, 亜希, 亜樹, 亜紀, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あき(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: A-KYEE
From Japanese 晶 (aki) meaning "clear, crystal", 明 (aki) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn". It can also come from 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can form this name too.
Ayaka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 彩花, 彩華, 彩香, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あやか(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: A-YA-KA
From Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "colour" combined with 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Becky
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BEHK-ee
Diminutive of Rebecca.
Chou
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese (Rare)
Other Scripts: 蝶(Japanese Kanji) ちょう(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: CHO
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 蝶 (see Chō).
Columba
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Late Roman
Pronounced: ko-LOOM-ba(Late Latin) kə-LUM-bə(English)
Late Latin name meaning "dove". The dove is a symbol of the Holy Spirit in Christianity. This was the name of several early saints both masculine and feminine, most notably the 6th-century Irish monk Saint Columba (or Colum) who established a monastery on the island of Iona off the coast of Scotland. He is credited with the conversion of Scotland to Christianity.
Deirdre
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Irish, Irish Mythology
Pronounced: DIR-drə(English) DIR-dree(English) DYEHR-dryə(Irish)
From the Old Irish name Derdriu, meaning unknown, possibly derived from der meaning "daughter". This was the name of a tragic character in Irish legend who died of a broken heart after Conchobar, the king of Ulster, forced her to be his bride and killed her lover Naoise.

It has only been commonly used as a given name since the 20th century, influenced by two plays featuring the character: William Butler Yeats' Deirdre (1907) and J. M. Synge's Deirdre of the Sorrows (1910).

Ellie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: EHL-ee
Diminutive of Eleanor, Ellen 1 and other names beginning with El. This name became popular in the United Kingdom in the 1990s, being ranked second for girls in 2003.
Fenella
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Scottish
Form of Fionnuala used by Walter Scott for a character in his novel Peveril of the Peak (1823).
Haruka
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 遥, 春花, 晴香, etc.(Japanese Kanji) はるか(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: HA-ROO-KA
From Japanese 遥 (haruka) meaning "distant, remote". It can also come from 春 (haru) meaning "spring" or 晴 (haru) meaning "clear weather" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Additionally, other kanji combinations can form this name.
Hayate
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 颯, etc.(Japanese Kanji) はやて(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: HA-YA-TEH
From Japanese 颯 (hayate) meaning "sudden, sound of the wind". Other kanji with the same pronunciation can also form this name.
Hayato
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 隼人, etc.(Japanese Kanji) はやと(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: HA-YA-TO
From Japanese 隼 (haya) meaning "falcon" (using a nanori reading) and 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations can also make up this name.
Hibiki
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 響(Japanese Kanji) ひびき(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KHEE-BEE-KYEE
From Japanese 響 (hibiki) meaning "sound, echo".
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.
Kasumi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 霞, 花澄, etc.(Japanese Kanji) かすみ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KA-SOO-MEE
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.
Katsurou
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 勝郎, etc.(Japanese Kanji) かつろう(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KA-TSOO-RO
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 勝郎 (see Katsurō).
Kiku
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 菊, etc.(Japanese Kanji) きく(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KYEE-KOO
From Japanese 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum", as well as other kanji characters that are pronounced the same way.
Kouta
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 康太, etc.(Japanese Kanji) こうた(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KO-TA
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 康太 (see Kōta).
Malcolm
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish, English
Pronounced: MAL-kəm(English)
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Máel Coluim, which means "disciple of Saint Columba". This was the name of four kings of Scotland starting in the 10th century, including Malcolm III, who became king after killing Macbeth, the usurper who had defeated his father Duncan. The character Malcolm in Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth (1606) is loosely based on him. Another famous bearer was Malcolm X (1925-1965), an American civil rights leader.
Manami
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 愛美, 愛海, etc.(Japanese Kanji) まなみ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MA-NA-MEE
From Japanese 愛 (mana) meaning "love, affection" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mao
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 真央, 真緒, 舞桜, etc.(Japanese Kanji) まお(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MA-O
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" or 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 央 (o) meaning "center", 緒 (o) meaning "thread" or 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mayu
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 真優, 満夕, etc.(Japanese Kanji) まゆ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MA-YOO
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.
Misti
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MIS-tee
Variant of Misty.
Mitsuko
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 光子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) みつこ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MEE-TSOO-KO, MEETS-KO
From Japanese 光 (mitsu) meaning "light" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Miu
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 美羽, etc.(Japanese Kanji) みう(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MEE-OO
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 羽 (u) meaning "feather". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Miyako
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 美夜子, etc.(Japanese Kanji) みやこ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MEE-YA-KO
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 夜 (ya) meaning "night" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". This name can be formed from other combinations of kanji as well.
Momoka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 百花, 桃花, 桃香(Japanese Kanji) ももか(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MO-MO-KA
From Japanese 百 (momo) meaning "hundred" or 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Siân
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh
Pronounced: SHAN
Welsh form of Jane.
Suzu
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 鈴, etc.(Japanese Kanji) すず(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: SOO-ZOO
From Japanese 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell" or other kanji having the same pronunciation.
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