These names would often be chosen by parents because they are desirable traits or objects that are beautiful as if to bestow the same traits or beauty on their female child.

Historical japanese female names. The top 3 girls names by reading are Hina Yui and Miyu. Famous People From Japan. Alternative Spellings Variations.

Empress Michiko Crown Princess Masako Princess Kiko and Yoko Ono all end with ko 子. Japanese unisex name meaning obedient. From Japanese 浩kōmeaning prosperous 幸kōmeaning happiness good luck or 康kōmeaning peace combined with 司jimeaning officer boss 二jimeaning two or 次jimeaning next.

Most of them are in the two-syllable one-kanji form that became ragingly popular in the early 1600s sweeping away the more complex pre-Edo womens names and dominating Japanese naming traditions until the early 20th century. Japanese name meaning fountain JUN 順. Mariko given name Marina given name Marumi given name Masae.

These names are all authentic Japanese commoners names from the 17th through early 18th centuries. Ai is not in the top 1000 names in the US. Japanese myth name of the wife of Izanagi meaning female who invites IZUMI 泉.

It means the God is gracious and Dove bird. Edo era Japanese name generator. The Edo period ran from 1603 to 1868 and was the period when Japan was under the rule of 300 Daimyo who in turn were under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate.

In the past it was very common and traditional to use the kanji character ko a child at the end of female names. Such people are most adored and admirable in the society or among family. Sei Shōnagon for example the author of Makura no Sōshi The Pillow Book and other writings is known by the Chinese pronunciation of the first kanji in her familys name Kiyowara and a court-title sobriquet.