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Japanese Female Names

NightWillows
By NightWillows
Updated Thu May 25 2023
Elegant, beautiful, and just at times cute names for girls from the lovely nation of Japan.
  1. Amaya

    • Origin:

      Spanish version of Amaia or Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "mother city; the end; night rain"

    • Description:

      The Spanish form of Amaya is both a given name and a surname, originating from the Spanish mountain and village of Amaya. In this context it means "mother city" or "the capital." Amaya can also be considered a derivation of Amaia, a Basque name meaning "the end." In Japan, Amaya is a surname.
  2. Anzu

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "apricot"

    • Description:

      A representative Japanese name with a meaning symbolizing ripeness.
  3. Aoi

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "bluish"

    • Description:

      A very popular girls' name in Japan with an unfortunate English pronunciation: picture a toddler with a hurt knee saying "owee."
  4. Chizuko
    • Fujiko
      • Kagami
        • Kanade
          • Koneko
            • Leiko
              • Miyuki

                • Origin:

                  Japanese

                • Meaning:

                  "beautiful snow / beautiful happiness"

                • Description:

                  The meaning of this sweet Japanese name varies depending on the combination of kanji used, but the first element mi means "beautiful".
              • Madoka
                • Minami
                  • Ruma

                    • Description:

                      Ruma is a feminine name with multicultural origins. In Sanskrit, it means 'pleasing' or 'beautiful,' and has connections to Hindu mythology. The name also appears in various cultures including Bengali, where it has similar connotations of beauty. In some Baltic contexts, it may relate to words meaning 'spacious' or 'roomy.' Ruma remains uncommon in Western countries but has steady usage in South Asian communities. The name's brevity and simple vowel-consonant pattern make it easily pronounceable across different languages. Ruma carries a gentle, flowing quality with its soft consonants and balanced syllables, offering a name that is both exotic to Western ears yet accessible in pronunciation.

                  • Rumi

                    • Origin:

                      Japanese

                    • Meaning:

                      "beauty, flow, lapis lazuli"

                    • Description:

                      Rumi is a Japanese girls' name that sounds like a couple of other choices more familiar in the West -- Rumer and Remi -- that is achieving notice because of its choice by two celebrities, including Beyonce and Jay-Z.
                  • Setsuna
                    • Takara

                      • Origin:

                        Japanese

                      • Meaning:

                        "treasure, jewel"

                      • Description:

                        A lovely Japanese alternative to Tamara.
                    • Tsubomi
                      • Ume

                        • Origin:

                          Japanese

                        • Meaning:

                          "plum"
                      • Usagi
                        • Yukari