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Hiragana |
Transliteration |
Gender |
Kanji spellings |
Potential etymologies |
Notes
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まさと |
Masato |
m |
聖人, 正人, 真人, 雅人, 昌人 |
正 (masa) + 人 (hito)? |
definitely contains 人 (hito)
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てつや |
Tetsuya |
m |
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めぐみ |
Megumi |
f |
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恵む (megumu) |
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Kaori |
f |
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香る (kaoru) < 香 (ka) + 居る (woru)? |
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ひでお |
Hideo |
m |
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Suffixed with 雄 (o, “man”)?
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あすか |
Asuka |
f |
飛鳥, 明日香 |
Toponym? |
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ゆき |
Yuki |
f |
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雪 (yuki, “snow”) |
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まゆみ |
Mayumi |
f |
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マユミ (mayumi, “Hamilton's spindletree”) |
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しげる |
Shigeru |
m |
茂 |
茂る (shigeru, “to flourish”) |
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さやか |
Sayaka |
f |
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さやか (sayaka, “bright, clear”)? |
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りほ |
Riho |
f |
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Seems to be an on'yomi compound, especially with an initial R, which does not appear in native words
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Emi |
f |
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恵 (e) + 美 (-mi)??? |
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あやこ |
Ayako |
f |
彩子, 文子, 絢子 |
文 (aya, “a kind of woven silk textile with a diagonally crossing pattern”) + 子 (-ko) |
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ふみこ |
Fumiko |
f |
文子, 史子, 富美子 (and many other spellings typically ending in 実子) |
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Possibly from 文子 (Ayako), but with the reading switched?
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ゆり |
Yuri |
f |
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百合 (yuri, “lily”) |
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あいり |
Airi |
f |
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ちえ |
Chie |
f |
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知恵 (chie, “wisdom”) |
See also derivative ちえこ (Chieko).
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Hiragana |
Transliteration |
Possible component of |
Potential etymologies |
Notes
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か |
ka |
Kaori, Kaoru |
香 (ka, “scent”) |
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か |
ka |
Haruka, Aika, Erika |
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よし |
yoshi |
Hideyoshi, Yoshitaka, Masayoshi, Yoshimi (???) etc. |
Archaic form of 良い (ii, “good”) |
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まさ |
masa |
Masahiro, Masayoshi, Takamasa |
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ひで |
hide |
Hideo, Hideyoshi, Hidetaka, Hideaki, Hideki, etc. (generally masculine) |
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haru |
Haruka, Haru, Haruna, Haruki, etc. |
春 (haru, “spring”) |
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kazu |
Kazushige, Kazuhiko, Kazuhira, Kunikazu, |
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なお |
nao |
Nao, Naoru, Naoki, Naohiko, Naoto, Naomi |
治る (naoru, “to heal”)? cf. Ancient Greek Ἰάσων (Iásōn, “Jason”) |
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