Amaterasu
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Given Name AMATERASU
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Far Eastern Mythology
OTHER SCRIPTS: 天照 (Japanese Kanji)
Meaning & History
Means "shining over heaven", from Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heaven, sky" and 照 (terasu) meaning "shine". This was the name of the Japanese sun goddess, the ruler of the heavens. At one time the Japanese royal family claimed descent from her.