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not set
Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 基, 幹, 元, 宗, 礎, 素, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced Pron. MO-TO-EE  [key]

Meaning & History

From Japanese 基 (motoi) meaning "base", 幹 (motoi) meaning "a tree trunk", 元 (motoi) meaning "cause, origin", 宗 (motoi) meaning "religion", 礎 (motoi) meaning "cornerstone", 素 (motoi) meaning "white silk" or 道 (motoi) meaning "road; way". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

A famous bearer is Motoi Sakuraba, a Japanese composer of video games, anime series, and television dramas as well as independent progressive rock albums.
Added 4/7/2017 by cutenose