Revision History

loadingDate    Editor    Name ID    Change Summary
12/7/2022, 9:35 PM Mike C kiyo added (from user-submitted name 225886)
3/21/2021, 4:53 PM Destry 225886
3/8/2020, 11:31 PM Mike C 225886
10/23/2016, 7:21 AM m4yb3_daijirou 225886
4/23/2016, 3:33 PM m4yb3_daijirou 225886
3/27/2016, 9:20 AM m4yb3_daijirou

Gender Feminine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 清, 喜代, etc.(Japanese Kanji) きよ(Japanese Hiragana) キヨ(Japanese Katakana)
Pronounced Pron. /kʲi.jo̞/

Meaning & History

From Japanese (kiyo) meaning "clear, pure, clean" or other homophonic words. This was a popular name in the Edo period and remained common until the early 20th century, at which time it was usually spelled using katakana.