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Mika

* (Japanese given name): Borrowed from Japanese みか (Mika). * (Hebrew given name): From Hebrew מִיכָה (mīḵāh) Borrowed from Japanese みか (Mika).

Gender
mixed
Syllables
2 syllables
Ending
ends A

Mikiko

Borrowed from Japanese みきこ (Mikiko).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends O

Minako

Borrowed from Japanese みなこ (Minako).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends O

Minami

Borrowed from Japanese 南 (Minami).

Gender
neutral
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends I

Misako

Borrowed from Japanese みさこ (Misako).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends O

Miyuki

Borrowed from Japanese みゆき (Miyuki). Borrowed from Japanese みゆき (Miyuki).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
2 syllables
Ending
ends I

Moe

From Japanese Moe (Moe); もえ (“moé”).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
1 syllable
Ending
ends E

Motoko

Borrowed from Japanese もとこ (Motoko).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends O

Nanase

Borrowed from Japanese ななせ (Nanase).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
2 syllables
Ending
ends E

Naoko

Borrowed from Japanese なおこ (Naoko).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
2 syllables
Ending
ends O

Naomi

From Hebrew נָעֳמִי (no'omí, literally “my pleasantness”), from נועם / נֹעַם (nó'am, “pleasantness”) + ־ִי (-í, “my, of me”). Borrowed from Japanese なおみ (Naomi). Borrowed…

Gender
feminine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends I

Natsuko

Borrowed from Japanese なつこ (Natsuko). Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese なつこ (Natsuko).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends O

Nobuhisa

Borrowed from Japanese のぶひさ (Nobuhisa).

Gender
masculine
Syllables
4 syllables
Ending
ends A

Noriko

Borrowed from Japanese のりこ (Noriko). Borrowed from Japanese のりこ (Noriko). Borrowed from Japanese のりこ (Noriko).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends O

Osamu

Borrowed from Japanese おさむ (Osamu). Borrowed from Japanese おさむ (Osamu). Borrowed from Japanese おさむ (Osamu).

Gender
masculine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends U

Ran

From Hebrew רָן (ran). Borrowed from Japanese らん/蘭.

Gender
mixed
Syllables
1 syllable
Ending
ends N

Ringo

From Japanese りんご (Ringo), from 林檎(りんご) (ringo, “apple”).

Gender
masculine
Syllables
2 syllables
Ending
ends O

Risa

Borrowed from Japanese りさ (Risa). Borrowed from Japanese りさ (Risa).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
2 syllables
Ending
ends A

Saburo

Borrowed from Japanese さぶろう (Saburō).

Gender
masculine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends O

Sachiko

Borrowed from Japanese さちこ (Sachiko).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends O

Sadako

Borrowed from Japanese さだこ (Sadako).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends O

Sakura

Borrowed from Japanese さくら (Sakura). Borrowed from Japanese さくら (Sakura).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends A

Satomi

Borrowed from Japanese さとみ (Satomi). Borrowed from Japanese さとみ (Satomi).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends I

Satoshi

Borrowed from Japanese さとし (Satoshi).

Gender
masculine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends I

Seiji

Borrowed from Japanese せいじ (Seiji).

Gender
masculine
Syllables
2 syllables
Ending
ends I

Setsuko

Borrowed from Japanese せつこ (Setsuko). Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese せつこ (Setsuko).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends O

Shigeko

Borrowed from Japanese しげこ (Shigeko).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends O

Shigeo

Borrowed from Japanese しげお (Shigeo).

Gender
masculine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends O

Shinobu

Borrowed from Japanese しのぶ (Shinobu).

Gender
neutral
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends U

Shiro

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese しろう (Shirō).

Gender
masculine
Syllables
2 syllables
Ending
ends O

Shizuko

Borrowed from Japanese しずこ (Shizuko). Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese しずこ (Shizuko).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends O

Shohei

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese しょうへい (Shōhei).

Gender
masculine
Syllables
2 syllables
Ending
ends I

Shoji

Borrowed from Japanese しょうじ (Shōji).

Gender
masculine
Syllables
2 syllables
Ending
ends I

Sumiko

Borrowed from Japanese すみこ (Sumiko). Borrowed from Japanese すみこ (Sumiko).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends O

Taira

Borrowed from Japanese 平 (Taira) or Japanese 平良 (Taira).

Gender
masculine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends A

Takaki

Borrowed from Japanese 高木 (Takaki) or たかき (Takaki).

Gender
neutral
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends I

Takako

Borrowed from Japanese たかこ (Takako). Borrowed from Japanese たかこ (Takako). Borrowed from Japanese たかこ (Takako).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends O

Takeko

Borrowed from Japanese たけこ (Takeko).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends O

Takeo

Borrowed from Japanese たけお (Takeo).

Gender
masculine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends O

Tami

Borrowed from Japanese たみ (Tami).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
2 syllables
Ending
ends I

Tamiko

Borrowed from Japanese たみこ (Tamiko). Borrowed from Japanese たみこ (Tamiko).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends O

Tatsuko

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese たつこ (Tatsuko).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends O

Teruko

Borrowed from Japanese てるこ (Teruko). Borrowed from Japanese てるこ (Teruko).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends O

Teruya

Borrowed from Japanese 照屋 (Teruya) or てるや (Teruya).

Gender
neutral
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends A

Tetsuo

Borrowed from Japanese てつお (Tetsuo).

Gender
masculine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends O

Tomiko

Borrowed from Japanese とみこ (Tomiko).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends O

Tomio

Borrowed from Japanese とみお (Tomio).

Gender
masculine
Syllables
2 syllables
Ending
ends O

Tomoko

Borrowed from Japanese ともこ (Tomoko).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends O

Toshiharu

Borrowed from Japanese としはる (Toshiharu).

Gender
masculine
Syllables
4 syllables
Ending
ends U

Toshimitsu

Borrowed from Japanese としみつ (Toshimitsu).

Gender
masculine
Syllables
4 syllables
Ending
ends U

Tsuguko

Borrowed from Japanese つぐこ (Tsuguko).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends O

Uno

Borrowed from Japanese 宇野 (Uno) or うの (Uno).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
2 syllables
Ending
ends O

Yaeko

Borrowed from Japanese やえこ (Yaeko). Borrowed from Japanese やえこ (Yaeko).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
2 syllables
Ending
ends O

Yamato

From Japanese 大和 (Yamato), itself of uncertain derivation, but likely related to 山 (yama, “mountains”). See Proto-Japonic *yamatə.

Gender
masculine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends O

Yasuko

Borrowed from Japanese やすこ (Yasuko).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends O

Yoichi

Borrowed from Japanese よういち (Yōichi).

Gender
masculine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends I

Yoko

Borrowed from Japanese ようこ (Yōko), a female given name with many variant kanji spellings. Borrowed from Japanese ようこ (Yōko).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
2 syllables
Ending
ends O

Yoshi

From 義 (Yoshi, common Japanese male given name), and many other spellings. See よし.

Gender
masculine
Syllables
2 syllables
Ending
ends I

Yoshihisa

Borrowed from Japanese よしひさ (Yoshihisa).

Gender
masculine
Syllables
4 syllables
Ending
ends A

Yoshiko

Borrowed from Japanese 美子, 芳子 (よしこ, Yoshiko, literally “good, excellent child”). Borrowed from Japanese よしこ (Yoshiko). Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese よしこ (Yoshiko).

Gender
feminine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends O

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