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Name Fude
Gender Feminine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 筆 (kanji), ふで (hiragana), フデ (katakana)
Pronounced Pron. /ɸɯ̟ᵝ.de̞/
Theme letters
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

This name is used as 筆 (hitsu, fude) meaning "handwriting, (painting/writing) brush," originally made up of 文 (fumi) meaning "writing(s)" and 手 (te) meaning "hand." The phrase had undergone sound shifts, first from 'fumite' to 'funde' and then from that to what is now 'fude.'

Fude was uncommon in the Edo period (1603-1868) and in the Meiji period (1868-1912) before becoming very uncommon in the Taishō period (1912-1926).
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