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Japanese names. Japanese girl names and their meanings

Origins of the formation of Japanese names

In Japan, names are one of the most difficult areas of the Japanese language. Women's names are no exception. The difficulty lies in the fact that Japanese culture, like any other, undergoes changes over time, which also affect names along with their meaning. This periodically causes double interpretation of a given name. New signs are constantly being added that can be used to record names, and it takes a lot of time to figure out what’s what.

In Japan, the choice of name for a child is not limited in any way. It is influenced by traditions rooted in society and trends in modern word formation. You can come up with a new Japanese female name, or you can choose from existing ones. The limitation of choice can only be a lack of imagination. Japanese girl names usually consist of components that can be combined with others and get a completely different meaning. Usually names are written using Japanese characters. But the problem is that these names can be pronounced in different ways. Therefore, their reading depends on who reads in what way.

The meaning of Japanese names for women

Almost all Japanese names for girls are easy to read and have a specific meaning. Understanding their meaning is also not difficult. Parents in Japan, unlike parents in any other country in the world, choose a name for their child in such a way that it is very harmoniously combined with his surname. This is of paramount importance to the Japanese.

There are specialists at the service of especially picky parents who can come up with a unique name that has not yet existed. In fact, despite the extensive list of Japanese female names, they are almost never repeated. This is due to the fact that a prefix is ​​added to the name itself, indicating the genus to which the bearer of the name belongs.

The most beautiful Japanese female names contain the designation of some beautiful natural phenomenon, gemstone or plant (usually a flower). Also, Japanese names of girls and their meaning may contain a wish to be beautiful, kind and other positive qualities, or simply happiness and good luck.

Beautiful Japanese names for girls, worn by heroines of popular animated series, historical chronicles, popular artists and politicians, are also becoming fashionable. Japanese female names in English are pronounced and written similarly to their pronunciation in Japanese, for example: Asuka - Asuka, Chidzu - Chizu, Etsuko - Etsuko.

List of Japanese women's, girls' and girls' names

Beautiful Japanese female names and their meaning:

In Japan, as in many Asian countries, they use a name system that is quite familiar to us, but a little backwards. The Japanese indicate the surname first, and then the personal name. If in Russian it is customary to call Ivan Sidorov, then in Japan it would sound Sidorov Ivan.

As you can see the difference is small. However, when translating from Japanese, this is quite important and young translators sometimes make annoying mistakes. The names of women and men in Japan differ greatly in structure. Personal names are one of the most difficult skills in Japanese.

Modern Japanese culture has undergone a very strong change. If earlier traditions were quite strong in the field of names, now they have completely lost ground. Increasingly, when choosing a Japanese name for a boy, parents turn to modern cultural phenomena. This is how in Japan names from cartoons and comics are used, which even quite old people are fond of.

To transliterate Japanese into Cyrillic characters, the “Polivanov system” is used. This is a transliteration system developed by orientalist Polivanov. It was introduced back in 1930 and since then has been considered the standard in Russian practice. Moreover, it often happens that some sources transliterate transliteration. Let's say they take an English translation and transliterate proper names from it. This often leads to confusion in first and last names in translations.

Japanese names for nicknames with meaning

Designations: M - male W - female

Nicky starting with A

• Amida - M - Name of Buddha
• Azarni – F – Thistle flower
• Akako - F - Red
• Aiko - F - Favorite child
• Aneko - F - Older sister
• Aki - F - Born in autumn
• Ayame - F - Iris
• Asuka – F – Scent of Tomorrow
• Akiko - F - Autumn child
• Akane - F - Sparkling red
• Akio - M - Handsome
• Akemi - F - Dazzlingly beautiful
• Arata - M - Inexperienced
• Akina – F – Spring flower
• Amaya - F - Night rain
• Arisu - F - Japanese. form of the name Alice
• Anzu - F - Apricot
• Ami - F - Friend
• Anda - F - Met in the field
• Akeno - M - Clear morning
• Ai - F - Love
• Akiyama - M - Autumn, mountain
• Akira - M - Smart, quick-witted

Nicky starting with B

• Botan - M - Peony
• Benjiro - M - Enjoying the World

Nicky starting with C

• Chizu - F - Thousand storks (implies longevity)
• Cho - F - Butterfly
• Chiyo - F - Eternity
• Chinatsu - F - Thousand Years
• Chika - F - Wisdom
• Chikako - F - Child of Wisdom

Nicky starting with D

• Daiki - M - Great Tree
• Dai - M/F - Great
• Daisuke - M - Great Help
• Daichi - M - Great First Son

Nicky starting with E

• Etsuko - F - Delightful child
• Etsu - F - Delightful, charming

Nicky starting with F

• Fujita – M/F – Field, meadow
• Fudo - M - God of fire and wisdom

Nicky starting with G

• Goro - M - Fifth Son
• Gin - F - Silver

Nicky starting with H

• Hiroko - F - Generous
• Hachiro - M - Eighth Son
• Hitomi - F - Doubly beautiful
• Hiroshi - M - Generous
• Hikaru – M/F – Light, shining
• Haruka - F - Distant
• Haru - M - Born in spring
• Hana - F - Flower
• Hanako - F - Flower Child
• Hide - F - Fertile
• Haruko - F - Spring
• Hotaka - M - Name of a mountain in Japan
• Hotaru - F - Firefly
• Hoshi - F - Star
• Hideaki - M - Brilliant, excellent

Nicky starting with I

• Ichiro - M - First son
• Izumi - F - Fountain
• Ishi - F - Stone
• Isami - M - Courage
• Ima - F - Gift
• Izanami - F - Attractive

Nicky starting with J

• Joben - M - Loving cleanliness
• Junko - F - Pure child
• Jiro - M - Second Son
• Jomei - M - Bringing Light
• Juro - M - Tenth Son

Nicky starting with K

• Kuri - F - Chestnut
• Katsu - M - Victory
• Kioko - F - Happy child
• Kenta – M – Healthy and brave
• Kanaye - M - Diligent
• Kisho - M - Having a head on his shoulders
• Kyoko - F - Mirror
• Kimiko - F - Child of noble blood
• Koto - F - Japanese. musical instrument "koto"
• Katsuo - M - Victorious Child
• Kei - F - Respectful
• Keiko - F - Adored
• Kameko - F - Turtle Child (symbol of longevity)
• Katsuro - M - Victorious Son
• Kita - F - North
• Kano - M - God of Water
• Keitaro - M - Blessed One
• Kenji - M - Strong second son
• Kagami - F - Mirror
• Kazuo - M - Dear son
• Kuro - M - Ninth Son
• Kohana - F - Small flower
• Kado - M - Gate
• Kiyoko - F - Clean
• Kiku - F - Chrysanthemum
• Kotone - F - Sound of koto
• Kichi - F - Lucky
• Kin - M - Golden
• Ken`ichi - M - Strong first son
• Kiyoshi - M - Quiet
• Kyo - M - Agreement (or red)
• Koko - F - Stork
• Kasumi - F - Fog
• Kohaku – M/F – Amber
• Kumiko - F - Forever beautiful
• Katashi - M - Hardness
• Kaede - F - Maple leaf
• Ken - M - Big Man
• Kazuko - F - Cheerful child
• Kenshin - M - Heart of the Sword
• Kichiro - M - Lucky Son
• Kazuki - M - Joyful World

Nicky starting with L

• Leiko - F - Arrogant

Nicky starting with M

• Masa – M/F – Straightforward (person)
• Mamoru - M - Earth
• Masakazu - M - First son of Masa
• Maeko - F - Honest child
• Mayuko - F - Child Mayu
• Mika – F – New moon
• Michi - F - Fair
• Michie - F - Gracefully hanging flower
• Machiko - F - Lucky child
• Matsu - F - Pine
• Midori - F - Green
• Mashiro - M - Wide
• Mamiko - F - Child Mami
• Mai - F - Bright
• Michiko - F - Beautiful and wise
• Mariko - F - Child of Truth
• Makoto - M - Sincere
• Mina - F - South
• Mayako - F - Child Maya
• Mayoko - F - Child Mayo
• Mikio – M – Three woven trees
• Manami – F – Beauty of love
• Machi - F - Ten thousand years
• Michio - M - A man with the strength of three thousand
• Miki – M/F – Stem
• Mihoko - F - Child Miho
• Marise – M/F – Infinite
• Minako - F - Beautiful child
• Maemi - F - Sincere smile
• Morio - M - Forest boy
• Mutsuko - F - Child Mutsu
• Moriko - F - Child of the Forest
• Mizuki – F – Beautiful Moon
• Montaro - M - Big Guy
• Miyako – F – Beautiful child of March
• Misaki – F – The Bloom of Beauty
• Minoru - M - Seed
• Miya - F - Three arrows
• Momoko - F - Child Peach
• Mitsuko - F - Child of Light
• Mura - F - Village
• Mine - F - Brave Defender

Nicky starting with N

• Nayoko - F - Baby Nayo
• Nori - F - Law
• Noriko - F - Child of the Law
• Nozomi - F - Nadezhda
• Nana - F - Apple
• Nibori - M - Famous
• Nahoko - F - Child Naho
• Natsuko - F - Summer child
• Nikko - M - Daylight
• Namiko - F - Child of the Waves
• Nariko - F - Sissy
• Nara - F - Oak
• Naomi – F – “First of all, beauty”
• Nami - F - Wave
• Nikki – M/F – Two trees
• Natsumi – F – Wonderful summer
• Naoko - F - Obedient child
• Nyoko - F - Gemstone

Nicky starting with O

• Osamu - M - Firmness of the Law
• Orino – F – Peasant meadow
• Oki - F - Middle of the Ocean

Nicky starting with R

• Ryoko - F - Child Ryo
• Rei - F - Gratitude
• Rafu - M - Network
• Rin - F - Unfriendly
• Riko - F - Child of Jasmine
• Rai - F - Truth
• Ryota - M - Strong (fat)
• Rini - F - Little bunny
• Raidon - M - God of Thunder
• Ryoichi - M - First son of Ryo
• Risako - F - Child Risa
• Rumiko - F - Child Rumi
• Ryuu - M - Dragon
• Renzo - M - Third Son
• Rokuro - M - Sixth Son
• Ruri - F - Emerald
• Roka - M - White wave crest
• Ritsuko - F - Child Ritsu
• Renjiro - M - Honest
• Ryo - M - Excellent
• Ran - F - Water lily
• Ryozo - M - Third son of Ryo
• Rinji - M - Peaceful Forest
• Ren - F - Water lily
• Ronin - M - Samurai without a master
• Reiko - F - Gratitude
• Ryuichi - M - First son of Ryu

Nicky starting with S

• Sayuri - F - Little lily
• Susumi - M - Moving forward (successful)
• Suzu - F - Bell (bell)
• Sachiko - F - Child of Happiness
• Shinichi - M - First son of Shin
• Shina - F - Decent
• Sen - M - Spirit of the Tree
• Sanako - F - Child Sana
• Sakiko - F - Child Saki
• Shichiro - M - Seventh Son
• Suki - F - Favorite
• Suzume - F - Sparrow
• Seiichi - M - Sei's first son
• Sho - M - Prosperity
• Shika - F - Deer
• Sora - F - Sky
• Sakura – F – Cherry blossoms
• Suma - F - Asking
• Saburo - M - Third Son
• Sumi - F - Purified (religious)
• Saki - F - Cape (geographical)
• Shima - M - Islander
• Sango - F - Coral
• Sachi - F - Happiness
• Saeko - F - Child Sae
• Satu - F - Sugar
• Sachio - M - Fortunately born
• Shizuka - F - Quiet
• Sorano - F - Heavenly
• Sakuko - F - Child Saku
• Shiro - M - Fourth Son
• Saniiro - M - Wonderful

Nicky starting with T

• Tsuyu - F - Morning dew
• Takehiko - M - Bamboo Prince
• Taro - M - Firstborn
• Tsukiko - F - Moon Child
• Takeo - M - Bamboo-like
• Tomeo - M - Cautious person
• Toru - M - Sea
• Tadao - M - Helpful
• Tani - F - From the valley (child)
• Taura - F - Many lakes; many rivers
• Tora - F - Tigress
• Tamiko - F - Child of Abundance
• Tama – M/F – Gemstone
• Takako - F - Tall child
• Torio - M - Bird's tail
• Toshiro - M - Talented
• Takara - F - Treasure
• Takashi - M - Famous
• Teijo - M - Fair
• Takumi - M - Craftsman
• Taka - F - Noble
• Takeshi - M - Bamboo tree or brave
• Toshi - F - Mirror image
• Toya – M/F – House door
• Tomiko - F - Child of Wealth

Nicky starting with U

• Umeko – F – Plum Blossom Child
• Ume - F - Plum blossom
• Usagi - F - Rabbit
• Uyeda - M - From the rice field (child)
• Udo – M – Ginseng

Nicky starting with Y

• Yuu - M - Noble Blood
• Yukio - M - Cherished by God
• Yori - F - Trustworthy
• Yumako - F - Child Yuma
• Yogi – M – Yoga practitioner
• Yoshiko - F - Perfect Child
• Yachi - F - Eight thousand
• Yasuo - M - Peaceful
• Yayoi - F - March
• Yuki - M - Snow
• Yumi - F - Bow-like (weapon)
• Yumiko – F – Arrow Child
• Yuriko - F - Child of the Lily
• Yuko - F - Kind child
• Yoko - F - Child of the Sun
• Yoshi - F - Perfection
• Yuudai - M - Great Hero
• Yoshiro - M - Perfect Son
• Yuri - F - Lily
• Yasu - F - Calm
• Yukiko - F - Snow Child

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Makes you smile

Sometimes there are funny Japanese names and surnames, or rather, ones that sound funny to the Russian ear.

Among these are male names: Banka, Tikhaya (emphasis on the “a”), Usho, Joban, Soshi (emphasis on the “o”). Among the female ones, the following sounds funny for a Russian speaker: Hey, Osa, Ori, Cho, Ruka, Rana, Yura. But such funny examples are extremely rare, given the rich variety of Japanese names.

As for surnames, here you are more likely to find a strange and difficult to pronounce combination of sounds than a funny one. However, this is easily compensated for by numerous funny parodies of Japanese names and surnames. Of course, they were all invented by Russian-speaking jokers, but there is still some phonetic similarity with the originals. For example, this parody: Japanese racer Toyama Tokanawa; or Japanese singer Tohripo Tovisgo. Behind all these “names” a phrase in Russian is easily guessed.

Japanese names

List of Japanese male names with translation

In Russian:

Names starting with A

• Akira – bright, clear, dawn
• Akihiko - the bright prince
• Atsushi – warm-hearted, hardworking
• Akayo is a smart person
• Aretha is new
• Akihiro – smart, scientist, bright
• Aki – autumn, bright

Names starting with G

• Goro - fifth son

Names starting with D

• June - obedient
• Jero - tenth son
• Deichi - great first son or great land
• Daysyuk is a great helper
• Junichi – obedient, purity, first
• Deiki - of great value
• Jiro - second son

Names starting with I

• Ichiro is the first boy son
• Izamu - brave man, warrior
• Yoichi – male, first (son)
• Yoshieki – fair fame, bright fortune
• Izao - honor, merit
• Yoshikezu - good and harmonious, fair, first (son)
• Iori – addiction
• Yoshiro is a good son
• Iuoo - stone man
• Yoshito is a good, lucky person
• Yoshayo is a good man
• Izaneji - a man who invites
• Yoshiyuki - fair happiness
• Yoshi - good
• Yoshihiro – Widespread Perfection
• Yoshinori – noble virtue, fair principles

Names starting with K

• Koheku – amber
• Kenta – healthy, strong
• Kenichi - first builder, governor
• Koji – filial ruler, happy, second (son)
• Keiji – respectful, second (son)
• Kyo – approvals, ginger, or greater
• Kunayo - compatriot
• Catsero - victorious son
• Keitashi - hardness
• Kayoshi - quiet
• Kenshin - the humble truth
• Kichiro - lucky son
• Kero - ninth son
• Katsu - victory
• Kiyoshi - pure, holy
• Koichi – bright, widespread, first (son)
• Kezuo is a harmonious person
• Keiichi – respectful, first (son)
• Kazuki - the beginning of a new generation, a pleasant world, or radiance
• Kenji - intellectual ruler
• Katsuo - the victorious child
• Ken is healthy and strong
• Kazuhiro – harmony, widespread
• Kazuhiko - the first, harmonious prince

Names starting with M

• Michayo – a man on the (right) path
• Mazeru – intellectual, victorious
• Menebu - diligent
• Matheto is a correct, graceful person
• Mazaeki – correct brightness
• Michi - trail
• Mikayo - tree trunk man
• Mazeki – correct report, graceful tree
• Mitseru – full height
• Madoka - calm
• Mazuio - increasing the world
• Mitsuo – bright man, third man (son)
• Maseyoshi – managing fairly, shining perfection
• Memoru - protect
• Minoru – fruitful
• Mazenory - correct principles, successful government
• Mazahiko – fix the prince
• Mazahiro – control widely
• Makoto is a true man
• Mesa – abbreviation for names starting with “Masa”
• Meseyuki - proper happiness
• Masashi – correct, luxurious official
• Minori – a beautiful harbor, a village of beautiful people
• Maseo – correct the person

Names starting with N

• Naoki - an honest tree
• Nobuo is a loyal person
• Nobu - faith
• Norayo is a man of principles
• Neo is an honest boy
• Nobuyuki - devoted happiness
• Nori – short for names starting with “Nori”
• Noboru – rise up, rise, virtuous

Names starting with O

• Ozemu - male ruler

Names starting with R

• Ryota – strong, strong
• Rokero - sixth son
• Ryuu - dragon
• Raiden - thunder and lightning
• Rio is excellent

Names starting with S

• Setoru - enlightened
• Seiji – warning, second (son)
• Seiichi – warning, pure, first (son)
• Sedeo – the deciding person
• Setoshi – clear thinker, quick-witted, wise
• Suzumu – progressive
• Sabero - third son

Names starting with T

• Toshiyuki – emergency and happy
• Tedeo is a loyal person
• Tomayo - the guardian man
• Takeshi – cruel, warrior
• Takumi - artisan
• Takeo - male warrior
• Tetsuo - the dragon man
• Takayuki – filial happiness, noble
• Tetsuya is the dragon one becomes (and has his wisdom and longevity)
• Takehiro – widespread nobility
• Toshi – emergency
• Tekeo – a tall, noble man
• Tsuyoshi - strong
• Toshieki – emergency and bright, mature brightness
• Tsutomu - working man
• Tetsuo – clear (thinking) man, iron man
• Tetsuya – iron that becomes, clear evening
• Takehiko - Soldier's Prince
• Toshayo - man of anxiety, genius
• Teruo is a bright person
• Tsuneo is a common man
• Taro - to the great son (this name is given only to the first son)
• Takashi is a filial official worthy of praise
• Tedashi – correct, loyal, fair
• Temotsu – full, protecting
• Toru - penetration, wanderer

Names starting with X

• Hiroki – rich joy, strength
• Hideo is a luxurious person
• Headheim - the beginning
• Hideki - a luxury opportunity
• Hidiki – flamboyant excellence, luxurious brightness
• Hiroyuki – Widespread Happiness
• Hiromi – Widespread Observation, Widespread Beauty
• Haruo - the man of springtime
• Hiroaki – widespread brightness
• Hizeshi - durable
• Hitoshi – balanced, level
• Hiroshi – abundant, widespread
• Hizoka – saved
• Hikeru – light or shining
• Hechiro - eighth son
• Hiro - wide, widespread
• Hizeo - long-lasting person
• Hoteka - step by step

Names starting with the letter Sh

• Shuichi – excellent, manager, first (son)
• Shig – abbreviation for names starting with “Shij”
• Shin is a true man
• Shuji – excellent, second (son)
• Shinichi – devoted, first (son)
• Shinji – devotee, second (son)
• Shijo - rich person
• Shoichi - correct, successful, first (son)
• Shichiro - seventh son
• Shoji – corrective, shining, second (son)
• Shijeru - excellent, plentiful
• Shiro is the fourth son

Names starting with E

• Eiji - excellent second son, luxurious ruler

Names starting with Y

• Yuu - superior
• Yuudai is a great hero
• Yuki – happiness, snow
• Yuteka – abundant, prosperous
• Yuchi - brave, second, son
• Yukayo is a happy person
• Yuichi – brave, friendly, first (son)

Names starting with I

• Yasuhiro – Rich Honesty, Widespread Peace
• Yasushi – honest and peaceful
• Yasuo is an honest, peaceful person

List of Japanese female names with translation

Names starting with A

• Akane - old Japanese female name - shiny, red
• Akira – bright, clear, dawn
• Ayaka – colorful flower, fragrant summer
• Aoi – blue
• Azemi – thistle flower
• Arizu - noble appearance
• Aki – autumn, bright
• Amaterezu - bright in the sky
• Azumi is a safe place to live
• Ay - love
• Ameya - evening rain
• Ayano – silk colors
• Atsuko – hardworking, warm child
• Asuka - fragrance
• Akemi - bright beauty
• Aya – colorful or woven silk
• Akiko – autumn child or smart child
• Ayam – iris
• Ayako is an academic child
• Asemi - women's morning beauty

Names starting with B

• Banquo - a literary child

Names starting with D

• June – obedient
• Janko is a pure child

Names starting with J

• Zhina – silver

Names starting with I

• Izumi - fountain
• Yoshi – fragrant branch, good bay
• Yoko is an ocean child, a confident child.
• Izenemi - a woman who invites
• Yoshiko – fragrant, good, noble child
• Yoshshi – good

Names starting with K

• Kazumi – harmonious beauty
• Kyoko is a pure child
• Kam – turtle (symbol of long life)
• Keori - fragrance
• Kemeko – turtle (symbol of long life)
• Kazuko is a harmonious child
• Kimi – short for names starting with “Kimi”
• Katsumi - victorious beauty
• Keoru - fragrance
• Kumiko is a beautiful, long-lasting child
• Kimiko – the beautiful child of history, the dear child, the reigning child
• Cameo – turtle (symbol of long life)
• Koheku – amber
• Kiku – chrysanthemum
• Kyoko - child of the capital
• Kayao – beautiful generation, generation of increase
• Kotoun - the sound of a harp
• Kin - golden woman
• Kaed – maple
• Kay is a respectful girl
• Keiko is a happy, respectful child
• Kezu – branch, first blessed, harmonious

Names starting with M

• Mei - dance
• Mezumi – increased beauty, true purity
• Miho - a beautiful bay
• Mizuki - beautiful moon
• Mineko is a beautiful child
• Menami - the beauty of love
• Michiko - a child on the right path, a thousand beauties of a child
• Mizeki – flower of beauty
• Madoka - calm maiden
• Mazami – correct, graceful beauty
• Meiko - child's dance
• Maseko – control the child
• Mariko is the true reason child
• Mitsuko – full child (of blessings), bright child
• Momo - a hundred blessings, a hundred rivers
• Miwa – beautiful harmony, three rings
• Moriko - forest child
• Megumi - blessed one
• Maki – true report, tree
• Mika is a beautiful scent
• Miyoko is a beautiful generation child, the third generation child
• Miko – beautiful child of blessing
• Marie - beloved woman
• Michi - trail
• Miki – beautiful tree, three trees
• Mommo - peach
• Midori – green
• Miyuki – beautiful happiness
• Minori – a beautiful harbor, a village of beautiful areas
• Meyumi – true bow, true absorbed beauty
• Miyako is a beautiful child in March
• Mesa – abbreviation for names starting with “Masa”
• Maine is true
• Momoko - baby peach

Names starting with N

• Naoki - an honest tree
• Natsuko - year old child
• Nori – short for names starting with “Nori”
• Naomi is beauty first and foremost
• Neo - honest
• Neoko is an honest child
• Nana is the seventh
• Nobuko - a devoted child
• Noriko is a child of principles
• Natsumi – summer beauty

Names starting with R

• Rico - Jasmine's child
• Rei is a polite woman
• Ren - water lily
• Ran - water lily
• Ryoko is a good child
• Reiko is a beautiful, polite child
• Rika – appreciated aroma

Names starting with S

• Suzyum - sparrow
• Sengo – coral
• Sekiko – blooming child, earlier child
• Suzumu – progressive
• Setsuko is a moderate child
• Sumiko is a clear, thinking child, a pure child
• Sechiko is a happy child
• Sake - cape
• Sekera - cherry blossom
• Sayeri - small lily
• Suzu - call
• Sora - sky

Names starting with T

• Tamiko - child of abundance
• Tsukiko - moon child
• Teruko is a bright child
• Takeko – tall, noble child
• Tomoko – friendly, wise child
• Toshi – emergency
• Tekera - treasure
• Tomiko - the child who preserved beauty
• Toshiko is a child of many years, a priceless child

Names starting with U

• Ume-elv - plum blossom
• Umeko - child of the plum blossom
• Uzeji - rabbit

Names starting with F

• Fumiko - the child who kept beauty
• Fuji - wisteria

Names starting with X

• Heruki - tree of springtime
• Hena – favorite or flower
• Hizeko - long-lived child
• Hiroko is a generous child
• Hiromi - widespread beauty
• Hikeru – light or bright
• Hoteru – firefly, lightning bug
• Hiro - widespread
• Hideko is a luxurious child
• Hitomi - the name is usually given to girls with especially beautiful eyes.
• Hoshi is a star
• Harumi - the beauty of springtime
• Hikeri – light or shining
• Heneko - loafer
• Haruka - far away
• Haruko - child of springtime

Names starting with the letter H

• Cho - butterfly
• Chikeko - child of wisdom
• Chi - wisdom, thousand blessings
• Chico is a wise child, a thousand blessings of a child
• Chiesa - morning repeated a thousand times
• Chinatsu is a thousand years old
• Chiyo - a thousand generations
• Chiyoko – child of a thousand generations
• Chika - wisdom
• Chiharu - one thousand springs

Names starting with the letter Sh

• Shizuko - calm the child down
• Shizuka is a quiet girl
• Shinju - the pearl
• Shig – abbreviation for names starting with “Shij”
• Shika - a gentle deer
• Shayori – bookmark, guide
• Shijeko - abundant child

Names starting with E

• Eiko – long-lasting child, luxurious child
• Eyumi – walk
• Eika - love song
• Amy - the beauty of love
• Eri is a lucky prize
• Amy - smile
• Etsuko - a joyful child
• Eiko - beloved child, child of love
• Emiko - smiling child

Names starting with Y

• Yuriko - lily's child, dear child
• Yumi – bow, useful beauty
• Yuko is a useful, superior child
• Yukiko - snow child or happy child
• Yumiko is a beautiful, helpful child
• Yuri - lily
• Yuki – happiness, snow
• Yuca – fragrant, friendly blossom

Decipher the name

Why do we, foreigners, need to know all this? Firstly, because it is informative and interesting, because Japanese culture has penetrated into many areas of our modern life. It’s very interesting to decipher the surnames of famous people: for example, the animator Miyazaki – “temple, palace” + “cape”, and the writer Murakami – “village” + “top”. Secondly, all this has long and firmly become part of the youth subculture.

Fans of comics (manga) and animation (anime) simply love to take various Japanese names and surnames as pseudonyms. Samp and other online games also actively use such nicknames for player characters. And it’s not surprising: such a nickname sounds beautiful, exotic and memorable.

Poetry of a surname

There are not only beautiful Japanese names. And last names can be very poetic. For example:

• Arai - “Wild Well”.
• Aoki – “Young (green) tree.”
• Yoshikawa - "Happy River"
• Ito – “Wisteria”.
• Kikuchi - “Chrysanthemum Pond.”
• Komatsu - "Little Pine".
• Matsuura - "Pine Bay".
• Nagai - “Eternal Well”.
• Ozawa - "Little Swamp"
• Oohashi - "Big Bridge".
• Shimizu - “Clean Water”.
• Chiba – “A Thousand Leaves.”
• Furukawa - "Old River"
• Yano – “Arrow on the Plain.”