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7. Yamamoto. This means "one who lives at the foot of the mountains." 8. Nakamura. Means "person from middle village." 9. Kobayashi. Means "small forest."
Nanori (Japanese: 名乗り, "to say or give one's own name") are the often non-standard kanji character readings (pronunciations) found almost exclusively in Japanese names. In the Japanese language, many Japanese names are constructed from common characters with standard pronunciations. However, names may also contain rare characters which ...
In some names, Japanese characters phonetically "spell" a name and have no intended meaning behind them. Many Japanese personal names use puns. [16] Although usually written in kanji, Japanese names have distinct differences from Chinese names through the selection of characters in a name and the pronunciation of them. A Japanese person can ...
Yoshio Maki (牧 義夫, born 1958), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan; Yoshio Makino (牧野 義雄, 1869–1956), Japanese artist and author who spent much of his life in London; Yoshio Masui (増井 禎夫, born 1931), Japanese cell biologist; Yoshio Mikami (三上 義夫, 1875–1950), Japanese mathematician and wasan ...
tassii/Getty Images. This name of Arabic origin has a fierce sound and a soft meaning of “beautiful and lovely.” 21. Masha. Not to be confused with Marsha, this one is a Russian diminutive of ...
Reiko Yoshida (吉田 玲子), Japanese screenwriter and manga artist; Rihoko Yoshida (吉田 理保子, born 1949), Japanese voice actress; Rikio Yoshida (吉田 力雄, born 1939), Japanese Nordic combined skier; Riko Yoshida (吉田 里琴, born 1999), Japanese actress. She changed her stage name to Ai Yoshikawa in 2017.
Alain Bedouma Yoda, politician from Burkina Faso; Céline Yoda, politician from Burkina Faso; Ikuko Yoda (依田 郁子, 1938–1983), Japanese sprinter; Jun'ichi Yoda, Japanese poet; Mitsumasa Yoda, Japanese footballer; Norimoto Yoda, professional Go player; Tom Yoda, Japanese businessman; Yoshio Yoda, Japanese actor; Yoshikata Yoda, Japanese ...
[12] [13] [14] Such words which use certain kanji to name a certain Japanese word solely for the purpose of representing the word's meaning regardless of the given kanji's on'yomi or kun'yomi, a.k.a. jukujikun, is not uncommon in Japanese. Other original names in Chinese texts include Yamatai country (邪馬台国), where a Queen Himiko lived.