essie's Personal Name List

Yamato
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 大和(Japanese Kanji) やまと(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: YA-MA-TO
From Yamato, an ancient name for Japan. It can also refer to the Yamato period in Japanese history, which lasted into the 8th century. The individual kanji are 大 meaning "great" and 和 meaning "harmony".
Rikuto
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 陸斗, 陸人, etc.(Japanese Kanji) りくと(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: REE-KOO-TO
From Japanese 陸 (riku) meaning "land" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, or 人 (to) meaning "person", as well as other combinations of kanji that have the same pronunciation.
Riku 2
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 陸, etc.(Japanese Kanji) りく(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: REE-KOO
From Japanese 陸 (riku) meaning "land" or different kanji that are pronounced the same way.
Ren
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 蓮, 恋, etc.(Japanese Kanji) れん(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: REHN
From Japanese 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus", 恋 (ren) meaning "romantic love", or other kanji that are pronounced the same way.
Naoki
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 直樹, etc.(Japanese Kanji) なおき(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: NA-O-KYEE
From Japanese 直 (nao) meaning "straight, direct" and 樹 (ki) meaning "tree", as well as other combinations of different kanji with the same pronunciations.
Masaru
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 勝, 優, etc.(Japanese Kanji) まさる(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MA-SA-ROO
From Japanese 勝 (masaru) meaning "victory" or 優 (masaru) meaning "excellence". Other kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.
Makoto
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 誠, etc.(Japanese Kanji) まこと(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MA-KO-TO
From Japanese 誠 (makoto) meaning "sincerity", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations.
Kyo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 協, 京, 郷, 杏, etc.(Japanese Kanji) きょう(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KYO
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 協 or 京 or 郷 or 杏 (see Kyō).
Kenta
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 健太, etc.(Japanese Kanji) けんた(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KEHN-TA
From Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong" and 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great", as well as other kanji combinations having the same pronunciation.
Kenji
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 健二, 研二, 賢二, 謙二, 健司, etc.(Japanese Kanji) けんじ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KEHN-JEE
From Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, strong" or 研 (ken) meaning "study, sharpen" combined with 二 (ji) meaning "two". This name can also be formed from other combinations of kanji characters.
Katsuo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 勝雄, etc.(Japanese Kanji) かつお(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KA-TSOO-O
From Japanese 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory" and 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other combinations of kanji are also possible.
Katsu
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 勝, 克, etc.(Japanese Kanji) かつ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KA-TSOO
From Japanese 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory", as well as other kanji having the same pronunciation.
Kaito
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 海斗, 海翔, etc.(Japanese Kanji) かいと(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KA-EE-TO
From Japanese 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, or 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Hiroto
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 大翔, 博人, 博斗, 浩人, 寛人, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ひろと(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KHEE-RO-TO
From Japanese 大 (hiro) meaning "big, great" or 博 (hiro) meaning "command, esteem" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 翔 (to) meaning "soar, glide" or 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation. Other kanji combinations can also form this name.
Hiraku
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 拓, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ひらく(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KHEE-RA-KOO
From Japanese 拓 (hiraku) meaning "expand, open, support". Other kanji can also form this name.
Hayato
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 隼人, etc.(Japanese Kanji) はやと(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: HA-YA-TO
From Japanese 隼 (haya) meaning "falcon" (using a nanori reading) and 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations can also make up this name.
Hayate
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 颯, etc.(Japanese Kanji) はやて(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: HA-YA-TEH
From Japanese 颯 (hayate) meaning "sudden, sound of the wind". Other kanji with the same pronunciation can also form this name.
Haruto
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 陽斗, 遥斗, 陽翔, 晴斗, etc.(Japanese Kanji) はると(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: HA-ROO-TO
From Japanese 陽 (haru) meaning "light, sun, male", 遥 (haru) meaning "distant, remote" or 晴 (haru) meaning "clear weather" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, or 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.
Daisuke
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 大輔, etc.(Japanese Kanji) だいすけ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: DA-EE-SOO-KEH, DA-EE-SKEH
From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great" and 輔 (suke) meaning "help". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Daiki
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 大輝, 大樹, 大貴, etc.(Japanese Kanji) だいき(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: DA-EE-KYEE
From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great" combined with 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness", 樹 (ki) meaning "tree" or 貴 (ki) meaning "valuable". Other combinations of kanji can also form this name.
Akira
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 昭, 明, 亮, 晶, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あきら(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: A-KYEE-RA
From Japanese 昭 (akira) meaning "bright", 明 (akira) meaning "bright" or 亮 (akira) meaning "clear". Other kanji with the same pronunciation can also form this name. A famous bearer was the Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998), given name written 明.
Akio
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 昭夫, 昭男, 昭雄, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あきお(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: A-KYEE-O
From Japanese 昭 (aki) meaning "bright, luminous" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 男 (o) meaning "male, man" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
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