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  2. List of Japanese prefectural name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Prefecture Kanji origin and meaning of name Aichi 愛知県: Aichi-ken (愛知県) means "love knowledge". In the third volume of the Man'yōshū there is a poem by Takechi Kurohito that reads: "The cry of the crane, calling to Sakurada; it sounds like the tide, draining from Ayuchi flats, hearing the crane cry".

  3. Allen (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Allen Adam, alter ego of the DC Comics superhero Captain Atom Allen Avadonia, a character portrayed by Kagamine Len in a Vocaloid multimedia series known as "The Evillious Chronicles" Allen Walker, the protagonist in the D.Gray-man manga and anime series

  4. Japanese name - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Alan (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Alan is a masculine given name in the English language. [4] [5]The modern English Alan, and French Alain, are derived from the name of the Alans. [6] Described by Roman authors as tall, blond, and warlike, the Alans were a nomadic Iranian people who lived on the Eurasian steppe and the Caucasus mountains.

  6. Eiko - Wikipedia

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    Eiko is a feminine Japanese given name. Eikō , also spelled Eikou or Eikoh , is a masculine Japanese given name. The meanings of these names depend on the kanji used to write them.

  7. Allen (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Allen is a Celtic surname, originating in Ireland, and common in Scotland, Wales and England.It is a variation of the surname MacAllen and may be derived from two separate sources: Ailin, in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, means both "little rock" and "harmony", or it may also be derived from the Celtic Aluinn, which means "handsome".

  8. Nakamura (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Origin; Word/name: Japanese: Meaning: Middle village: Region of origin: Japanese [1] ... Aika Nakamura, a character in the anime series Persona 4: ...

  9. Man'yōgana - Wikipedia

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    The name "man'yōgana" derives from the Man'yōshū, a Japanese poetry anthology from the Nara period written with man'yōgana. Texts using the system also often use Chinese characters for their meaning, but man'yōgana refers to such characters only when they are used to represent a phonetic value. The values were derived from the contemporary ...