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5/22/2007, 1:08 PM Cydney

Name Nagisa
Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 渚, 渚沙, 渚砂, 渚紗, 渚佐, 渚彩, 渚咲, 凪沙, 凪砂, 凪紗, 凪佐, 凪彩, 凪咲 (kanji), なぎさ (hiragana), ナギサ (katakana)
Pronounced Pron. [nä̀.gʲí.sä́]
Theme beach
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

This name can be used for both sexes as 渚 (sho, nagisa) meaning "beach, shore."
With an extra kanji (that case being mainly occurring on females), 渚 or 凪 (see NAGI) can be combined with 沙/砂 (sa, sha, suna) meaning "sand," 紗 (sa, sha, usuginu) meaning "gauze, gossamer," 佐 (sa) meaning "help," 彩 (sai, irodo.ru, sa) meaning "colouring, paint" or 咲 (shou, sa.ku) meaning "bloom, blossom."

Bearers of this name include (female) actress Nagisa Katahira (片平 なぎさ) (1959-) and (male) director and screenwriter Nagisa Ōshima (大島 渚) (1932-2013).
Added 5/22/2007 by Cydney