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Help[Opinions] Japanese names and their popularity
Hello everyone
I have two questions for you:
1. What do you think about the typical Japanese names eg. Hiroshi, Shigeru or Sachiko and Hiroko etc.?
2. Do you think the names are still given in modern Japan or not? Because the names was popular in Japan in the 20th century. Nowadays, more modern names are popular in Japan eg. Haruto, Nagi or Asahi for boys and Tsumugi, Sui and Rin for girls
I have two questions for you:
1. What do you think about the typical Japanese names eg. Hiroshi, Shigeru or Sachiko and Hiroko etc.?
2. Do you think the names are still given in modern Japan or not? Because the names was popular in Japan in the 20th century. Nowadays, more modern names are popular in Japan eg. Haruto, Nagi or Asahi for boys and Tsumugi, Sui and Rin for girls
This message was edited 5/30/2025, 4:24 PM
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I think you'll have to be more specific than that, most people here aren't very familiar with Japanese names, and 'typical' is a vague term. Typical when?
I'm sure some people are still giving those names to their children, but they have fallen out of favor in my observation. Japan is trending away from -ko names for girls and traditionally masculine names like Shigeru. Hiroshi I'm not sure of though.
I'm sure some people are still giving those names to their children, but they have fallen out of favor in my observation. Japan is trending away from -ko names for girls and traditionally masculine names like Shigeru. Hiroshi I'm not sure of though.
I don't have a blanket opinion on typical Japanese names. Of ones you listed my favorite is Sachiko, although I don't know what connotations it'd have in Japan. A couple Japanese names I like that I guess would be old-fashioned are Matsuko and Yayoi.
Haruto is my favorite of the modern boys' names you listed, and Tsumugi seems interesting, but again, I don't really know how names are thought of in Japan. (Would it be common to be named after grandparents? I don't even know.)
Haruto is my favorite of the modern boys' names you listed, and Tsumugi seems interesting, but again, I don't really know how names are thought of in Japan. (Would it be common to be named after grandparents? I don't even know.)
This message was edited 5/30/2025, 4:51 PM