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Anime and Manga Names

Many jewels that could be worthy of a name of a Western baby can be found within the pages or episodes of Japanese manga and anime series. Here are a few worth considering. Many Western names often are used in manga/anime, and often provide great/evil namesakes for children.
  1. AmaneHeart
    • AshHeart
      • Origin:

        Diminutive of Asher, English
      • Meaning:

        "ash tree"
      • Description:

        Ash has Southern charm plus the arboreal-nature appeal. Plus your little boy will prize Ash as the name of the hero of the Pokemon cartoons. Ash can also be a dashing short form of Asher, Ashton, or any other "Ash" name.
    • ElieHeart
      • ErzaHeart
        • GrayHeart
          • Origin:

            Color name, also diminutive of Grayson
          • Description:

            The girls have Violet and Scarlet and Ruby and Rose, but for the boys there's a much more limited palette of color names. Gray (or Grey), is one exception, which could make for a soft and evocative--if slightly somber-- choice, especially in the middle. Kaitlin Olson and Rob McElhenney recently named their son Leo Grey.
        • HaruHeart
          • KiraHeart
            • Origin:

              Russian feminine variation of Cyrus
            • Meaning:

              "throne"
            • Description:

              Though such cognates of Kira as Keira, Kyra, and Ciara are evermore popular throughout Europe and in the U.S., this Cyrus relative has a different root. Variations include Keera, Kiera, Kierra, Kirah, Kiri, Kiria, Kiriah, Kiro, Kirra, Kirrah, Kirri, Kirya, and Kyra.
          • KanaHeart
            • KanadeHeart
              • LunaHeart
                • Origin:

                  Latin
                • Meaning:

                  "moon"
                • Description:

                  The name of the Roman goddess of the moon, Luna is derived straight from the Latin word for moon, luna. Luna may be the name most likely to surprise someone from an older generation by its Top 10 status in the US and its widespread international popularity.
              • MavisHeart
                • Origin:

                  French
                • Meaning:

                  "songbird"
                • Description:

                  Mavis, another word for the song thrush, is also a relative of the Welsh word for strawberries, mefus. Mavis has something of a British World War II feel, a friend of Beryl and Doris, but it was quite popular in the U.S. a couple of decades earlier, peaking in the Roaring Twenties. With the renewed interest in names ending in 's' — and in bird names — Mavis could make a return, especially with the new interest in Maeve, and in fact, it reentered the US Top 1000 after a 50-year absence in 2016.
              • MisaHeart
                • NatsuHeart
                  • RukiaHeart
                    • SakuraHeart
                      • Origin:

                        Japanese
                      • Meaning:

                        "cherry blossom"
                      • Description:

                        Lovely Japanese name that would certainly be appreciated in Europe and the U.S. It was rarely used in Japan until the 1990s, and draws its current popularity from the fact that it is deeply connected to Japanese traditional culture without sounding frumpy and old-fashioned.
                    • YuiHeart
                      • Origin:

                        Japanese
                      • Meaning:

                        "superior garment"
                      • Description:

                        Very popular girls' name in Japan not quite as easy to transport westward as the also-popular Rin.
                    • YuriHeart