Message: "Nagako" - Behind the Name

Nagako

by Orsino (bananarama)

5/15/2011, 7:21 PM

I encountered this Japanese feminine name today. Nagako was apparently the birth name of one of Japan's empresses. Does anyone here know what it means?

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- ClaudiaS +1

5/15/2011, 7:30 PM

Yes, the Empress's given name was 良子 "good child." This name is usually read Yoshiko or Ryouko. Nagako is an unusual reading.

This message was edited 5/15/2011, 7:31 PM

- Orsino (bananarama)

5/16/2011, 12:25 PM

Thank you!

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