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Wikipaedia says that it could be named after Yoshimi Yokota (Yoshimi P-we). That name in Kanji (Yokota Yoshimi, that is) with various pronounciations is given below. For Japanese names, it is the On and Kun entries (and the meaning attached to the Kanji, not the sound) that are relevant. The meaning of Yoshimi therefore comes from the words for good and beautiful.
But, of course, 佳美 is not the only Kanji spelling for a name pronounced Yoshimi, and almost every spelling will have a different meaning. The webpage at http://tinyurl.com/3xuj5q gives you a lot of different Kanji spellings, just to show you that pronounciation is not a good guide to name meanings in Japanese.
横田佳美
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| | Cant:waang4 waang6 | HanPin:heng2 | Mand:HENG2 HENG4 GUANG1 HUANG2 HUANG4 | Kor:HOYNG | Viet:hoạnh | On:OU KOU | Kun:YOKO YOKOTAWARU YOKOTAERU | Mean:across
7530 30000
Tang:*dhen | | Cant:tin4 | HanPin:tian2 | Mand:TIAN2 | Kor:CEN | Viet:điền | On:DEN TEN | Kun:TA KARI | Mean:field, arable land, cultivated
4f73 20339
Tang:*gɛi gɛi | | Cant:gaai1 | HanPin:jia1 | Mand:JIA1 JIA5 | Kor:KA KAY | Viet:giai | On:KA | Kun:YOI | Mean:good, auspicious; beautiful; delightful
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Tang:*myǐ | | Cant:mei5 | HanPin:mei3 | Mand:MEI3 | Kor:MI | Viet:mỉ | On:BI MI | Kun:UTSUKUSHII YOI HOMERU | Mean:beautiful, pretty; pleasing
But, of course, 佳美 is not the only Kanji spelling for a name pronounced Yoshimi, and almost every spelling will have a different meaning. The webpage at http://tinyurl.com/3xuj5q gives you a lot of different Kanji spellings, just to show you that pronounciation is not a good guide to name meanings in Japanese.
横田佳美
6a2a 27178
| | Cant:waang4 waang6 | HanPin:heng2 | Mand:HENG2 HENG4 GUANG1 HUANG2 HUANG4 | Kor:HOYNG | Viet:hoạnh | On:OU KOU | Kun:YOKO YOKOTAWARU YOKOTAERU | Mean:across
7530 30000
Tang:*dhen | | Cant:tin4 | HanPin:tian2 | Mand:TIAN2 | Kor:CEN | Viet:điền | On:DEN TEN | Kun:TA KARI | Mean:field, arable land, cultivated
4f73 20339
Tang:*gɛi gɛi | | Cant:gaai1 | HanPin:jia1 | Mand:JIA1 JIA5 | Kor:KA KAY | Viet:giai | On:KA | Kun:YOI | Mean:good, auspicious; beautiful; delightful
7f8e 32654
Tang:*myǐ | | Cant:mei5 | HanPin:mei3 | Mand:MEI3 | Kor:MI | Viet:mỉ | On:BI MI | Kun:UTSUKUSHII YOI HOMERU | Mean:beautiful, pretty; pleasing
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Ditto that Yoshimi is Japanese and the kanji (Chinese characters) for a Japanese name must be seen before the meaning can be determined. "Good and beautiful" is a common meaning and very intuitive in Japanese. "Beautiful reason" is also possible, and there are many other potential meanings.
This message was edited 1/22/2008, 8:18 AM
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