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The Japanese language makes use of a system of honorific speech, called keishō (敬称), which includes honorific suffixes and prefixes when talking to, or referring to others in a conversation. Suffixes are often gender-specific at the end of names, while prefixes are attached to the beginning of many nouns.
The name also has strong similarity to the word bingo, which means that something sought has been found, as called out when winning the game Bingo. Microsoft advertising strategist David Webster proposed the name "Bang" for the same reasons the name Bing was ultimately chosen (easy to spell, one syllable, and easy to remember).
SN=Surname, Family name or Clan name; GN=Given name or Penname SN-GN without exception: pro: simple; consistent with Japanese name order; consistent with academic books and articles (this is the method the Encyclopedia Britannica uses, except that for people who are primarily known by a single name, such as Basho or Shiki, where they use a single name).
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Therefore, to those familiar with Japanese names, which name is the surname and which is the given name is usually apparent, no matter in which order the names are presented. It is thus unlikely that the two names will be confused, for example, when writing in English while using the family name-given name naming order.
Akiko Iwamoto (岩本 亜希子), born 1978), Japanese rower who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics; Akiko Kamei (亀井 亜紀子, born 1965), Japanese politician of the People's New Party, and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet; Akiko Kato (加藤 彰子, born 1988), Japanese field hockey player
Daichi (written: 大地, 大知, 大治 or 大智) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: Daichi Abe (阿部 大治, born 1991), Japanese mixed martial artist; Daichi Azegami (畔上 大地, born 1974), Japanese cross-country skier; Daichi Banjou (万乗 大智, born 1969), Japanese manga artist