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Help[Opinions] Interesting article on Japanese names
Today I came across this article on the most popular baby names for 2020.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/11/26/national/aoi-himari-popular-baby-names-japan-2020/
Basically the most popular boys ‘ names are Aoi, So Ana Ao (all based on the kanji for “blue”) and Himari, Hinata and Hina for girls.
Thoughts on the names? I think it’s interesting to compare names that seem to be popular now to those of Japanese boomers/Xers/older millennials. These tend to be longer and have 2 kanji at least. Now the trend is towards shorter names, more like Chinese given names with 1-2 characters. Some of the names, like Hina, have a bit more of an international vibe.
"We have met the enemy and he is us" Walt Kelly
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/11/26/national/aoi-himari-popular-baby-names-japan-2020/
Basically the most popular boys ‘ names are Aoi, So Ana Ao (all based on the kanji for “blue”) and Himari, Hinata and Hina for girls.
Thoughts on the names? I think it’s interesting to compare names that seem to be popular now to those of Japanese boomers/Xers/older millennials. These tend to be longer and have 2 kanji at least. Now the trend is towards shorter names, more like Chinese given names with 1-2 characters. Some of the names, like Hina, have a bit more of an international vibe.
"We have met the enemy and he is us" Walt Kelly
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