Behind the Name: Sora_Vienna's Personal Name List

Akane

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Japanese

Other Scripts: 茜, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あかね(Japanese Hiragana)

Pronounced: A-KA-NEH

From Japanese 茜 (akane) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can form this name as well.

Akemi

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Japanese

Other Scripts: 明美, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あけみ(Japanese Hiragana)

Pronounced: A-KEH-MEE

From Japanese 明 (ake) meaning "bright" and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ayumu

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Japanese

Other Scripts: 歩夢, 歩, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あゆむ(Japanese Hiragana)

Pronounced: A-YOO-MOO

From Japanese 歩 (ayu) meaning "walk, step" and 夢 (mu) meaning "dream, vision". It can also be written with 歩 alone, or with other combinations of kanji.

Baylee

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English (Modern)

Pronounced: BAY-lee

Variant of Bailey.

Bea

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, Hungarian, Dutch

Pronounced: BEE(English)

Short form of Beatrix or Beáta.

Carlotta

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Italian

Pronounced: kar-LAWT-ta

Italian form of Charlotte.

Feliciana

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Spanish, Italian, Late Roman

Pronounced: feh-lee-THYA-na(European Spanish) feh-lee-SYA-na(Latin American Spanish) feh-lee-CHA-na(Italian)

Feminine form of Felicianus (see Feliciano).

Finn 1

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Irish Mythology, Old Irish [1], Irish, English, Dutch, German

Pronounced: FIN(English, Dutch, German)

Old Irish form of Fionn, as well as the usual Anglicized spelling (with the Irish hero's name Anglicized as Finn McCool). As a surname it is borne by Huckleberry Finn, a character in Mark Twain's novels.

Haru

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Japanese

Other Scripts: 陽, 春, 晴, etc.(Japanese Kanji) はる(Japanese Hiragana)

Pronounced: HA-ROO

From Japanese 陽 (haru) meaning "light, sun, male", 春 (haru) meaning "spring" or 晴 (haru) meaning "clear weather". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Hinata

Gender: Feminine & Masculine

Usage: Japanese

Other Scripts: 日向, 陽向, 向日葵, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ひなた(Japanese Hiragana)

Pronounced: KHEE-NA-TA

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.

Mai 2

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Japanese

Other Scripts: 舞, 麻衣, 真愛, etc.(Japanese Kanji) まい(Japanese Hiragana)

Pronounced: MA-EE

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.

Miranda

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, Dutch

Pronounced: mi-RAN-də(English) mee-RAHN-da(Dutch)

Derived from Latin mirandus meaning "admirable, worthy of being admired". The name was created by Shakespeare for the heroine in his play The Tempest (1611), in which Miranda and her father Prospero are stranded on an island. It did not become a common English given name until the 20th century. This is also the name of one of the moons of Uranus, named after the Shakespearean character.

Sakura

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Japanese

Other Scripts: 桜, 咲良, etc.(Japanese Kanji) さくら(Japanese Hiragana)

Pronounced: SA-KOO-RA

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.

Sayuri

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Japanese

Other Scripts: 小百合, etc.(Japanese Kanji) さゆり(Japanese Hiragana)

Pronounced: SA-YOO-REE

From Japanese 小 (sa) meaning "small" and 百合 (yuri) meaning "lily". This name can also be composed of other kanji combinations.

Sora

Gender: Feminine & Masculine

Usage: Japanese

Other Scripts: 空, 昊, etc.(Japanese Kanji) そら(Japanese Hiragana)

Pronounced: SO-RA

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

Valarie

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: VAL-ə-ree

Variant of Valerie.

Viona

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English (Rare)

Possibly a variant of Fiona influenced by Viola.

Yumi

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Japanese

Other Scripts: 弓, 由美, 友美, 弓美, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ゆみ(Japanese Hiragana)

Pronounced: YOO-MEE

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.