Corinth's list "Japanese Girl Names" of 20 great name ideas: Maon - Memi!

Japanese Girl Names

This is a list of Japanese names given to girls. In some circumstances a "meaning" is included, but do realize that many Japanese names could have several meanings, depending on the Chinese characters used (or not used), and not all of the possible character combinations will be listed along with the names. Some characters have multiple pronunciations and meanings also. These are not necessarily the most popular names in Japan, but they have all been given to real people. 

Just like in English speaking cultures, some parents like to get creative with how their names are spelled or, in this case, how the Chinese characters that make up the name are read. Such names are also included.


Maon

Foreign variations of Mary are definitely the way to go; this one has a nice Dutch-girl feel. It also works as a cultural crossover name, e.g. between European languages and Japanese.

Marika

Mariko

Masa

Masaki

Brought into prominence as the name of the Crown Princess of Japan

Masako

Masami

Masayo

Masumi

Matsue

Mayu

Mayuka

Mayuko

Mayumi

Megumiko

Meguri

Meiko

Meirin

Meisa

Memi