The names listed here are used in Japan. Note that depending on the Japanese characters used these names can have many other meanings besides those listed here. See also about Japanese names.

AI (1)   愛, 藍   f   Japanese
From Japanese 愛 "love, affection" or 藍 "indigo".

AIKO   愛子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) "love, affection" and 子 (ko) "child".

AIMI   愛美   f   Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) "love, affection" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".

AINA (3)   愛菜   f   Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) "love, affection" and 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens".

AIRI   愛莉, 愛梨   f   Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) "love, affection" combined with 莉 (ri) "jasmine" or 梨 (ri) "pear".

AKANE   茜   f   Japanese
Means "deep red" in Japanese.

AKEMI   明美   f   Japanese
From Japanese 明 (ake) "bright" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".

AKI (2)   晶, 明, 秋, 亜希   f   Japanese
From Japanese 晶 "sparkle", 明 "bright" or 秋 "autumn"... [more]

AKIKO   晶子, 明子, 秋子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 晶 (aki) "sparkle", 明 (aki) "bright" or 秋 (aki) "autumn" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

AKIRA   昭, 明, 亮   m & f   Japanese
From Japanese 昭 "bright", 明 "bright" or 亮 "clear".

AMI (3)   亜美   f   Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) "second, Asia" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".

AOI   葵, 碧   f & m   Japanese
From Japanese 葵 "hollyhock, althea" or 碧 "blue".

ASUKA   明日香   f   Japanese
From Japanese 明日 (asu) "tomorrow" and 香 (ka) "smell, perfume".

ATSUKO   温子, 篤子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 温 (atsu) "warm" or 篤 (atsu) "kind, cordial" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

AYA   彩, 綾   f   Japanese
From Japanese 彩 "colour" or 綾 "design".

AYAKA   彩花, 彩華   f   Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) "colour" combined with 花 (ka) "flower" or 華 (ka) "petal".

AYAKO   彩子, 綾子, 絢子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) "colour", 綾 (aya) "design" or 絢 (aya) "kimono design" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

AYAME   菖蒲   f   Japanese
Means "iris" in Japanese.

AYANE   彩音, 綾音, 絢音   f   Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) "colour", 綾 (aya) "design" or 絢 (aya) "kimono design" combined with 音 (ne) "sound".

AYANO   彩乃, 綾乃   f   Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) "colour" or 綾 (aya) "design" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle.

CHIKA (2)   散花   f   Japanese
From Japanese 散 (chi) "scatter" and 花 (ka) "flower".

CHIKAKO   千香子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) "thousand", 香 (ka) "smell, perfume" and 子 (ko) "child".

CHINATSU   千夏   f   Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) "thousand" and 夏 (natsu) "summer".

CHIYO   千代, 千世   f   Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) "thousand" combined with 代 (yo) "generations" or 世 (yo) "world".

CHIYOKO   千代子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) "thousand" and 代 (yo) "generations" and 子 (ko) "child".

CHO   f   Japanese
Variant transcription of CHOU

CHOU   蝶   f   Japanese
Means "butterfly" in Japanese.

CHOUKO   蝶子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 蝶 (chou) "butterfly" and 子 (ko) "child".

EMI   恵美, 絵美   f   Japanese
From Japanese 恵 (e) "blessing, favour" or 絵 (e) "picture" combined with 美 (mi) "beautiful".

ETSUKO   悦子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 悦 (etsu) "joy" and 子 (ko) "child".

HANA (3)   花, 華   f   Japanese
From Japanese 花 or 華 which both mean "flower".

HANAKO   花子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) "flower" and 子 (ko) "child".

HARUKA   遥, 春花, 晴香   f   Japanese
From Japanese 遥 "far off, distant"... [more]

HARUKO   春子, 陽子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) "spring" or 陽 (haru) "sun, sunlight" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

HARUNA   晴菜, 遥菜, 春菜   f   Japanese
From Japanese 晴 (haru) "clear up", 遥 (haru) "far off, distant" or 春 (haru) "spring" combined with 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens".

HIKARI   光   f   Japanese
Means "light" in Japanese... [more]

HIKARU   光, 輝   m & f   Japanese
From Japanese 光 "light" or 輝 "radiance".

HINA   陽菜, 日菜   f   Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (hi) "sun, sunlight" or 日 (hi) "day, sun" combined with 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens".

HINATA   向日葵, 陽向   f & m   Japanese
From Japanese 向日葵 "sunflower" or 陽向 "facing the sun"... [more]

HIROKO   寛子, 裕子, 浩子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 寛 (hiro) "tolerant, generous", 裕 (hiro) "abundant" or 浩 (hiro) "prosperous" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

HITOMI   瞳, 智美   f   Japanese
From Japanese 瞳 "pupil of the eye"... [more]

HONOKA   和花   f   Japanese
From Japanese 和 (hono) "harmony" (using an obscure nanori reading) and 花 (ka) "flower"... [more]

HOSHI   星   f   Japanese
Means "star" in Japanese.

HOSHIKO   星子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) "star" and 子 (ko) "child".

HOTARU   蛍   f   Japanese
Means "firefly" in Japanese.

IZUMI   泉   f   Japanese
Means "fountain, spring" in Japanese.

JUNKO   順子, 純子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 順 (jun) "obedient" or 純 (jun) "genuine, pure" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

KAEDE   楓   f & m   Japanese
Means "maple" in Japanese.

KANON   花音   f   Japanese
From Japanese 花 (ka) "flower" and 音 (non) "sound".

KAORI   香, 香織   f   Japanese
From Japanese 香 "smell, perfume, fragrance"... [more]

KAORU   薫   f & m   Japanese
Means "fragrance" in Japanese.

KASUMI   霞, 花澄   f   Japanese
From Japanese 霞 "mist"... [more]

KAZUKO   一子, 和子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 一 (kazu) "one" or 和 (kazu) "harmony" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

KEIKO   慶子, 敬子, 啓子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 慶 (kei) "celebrate", 敬 (kei) "respect" or 啓 (kei) "open" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

KIKU   菊   f   Japanese
Means "chrysanthemum" in Japanese.

KIMIKO   后子, 君子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 后 (kimi) "empress" or 君 (kimi) "senior, noble" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

KIYOKO   清子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 清 (kiyo) "pure, clean" and 子 (ko) "child".

KOHAKU   琥珀   f & m   Japanese
Means "amber" in Japanese.

KOKORO   心   f   Japanese
Means "heart, spirit" in Japanese... [more]

KOTONE   琴音   f   Japanese
From Japanese 琴 (koto) "harp, lute" and 音 (ne) "sound".

KUMIKO   久美子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) "long time", 美 (mi) "beautiful" and 子 (ko) "child".

KYO   m & f   Japanese
Variant transcription of KYOU

KYOU   協, 京, 郷, 杏   m & f   Japanese
From Japanese 協 "cooperation", 協 "capital", 郷 "village" or 杏 "apricot".

MAI (2)   舞, 麻衣, 真愛   f   Japanese
From Japanese 舞 "dance" or 麻衣 "linen robe"... [more]

MAKOTO   誠   m & f   Japanese
Means "sincerity" in Japanese.

MAMI   真美, 麻美   f   Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) "real, true" or 麻 (ma) "flax" combined with 美 (mi) "beautiful".

MANAMI   愛美, 愛海   f   Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (mana) "love, affection" combined with 美 (mi) "beautiful" or 海 (mi) "sea, ocean".

MAO   真央, 真緒, 舞桜   f   Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) "real, true" or 舞 (ma) "dance" combined with 央 (o) "center", 緒 (o) "thread" or 桜 (ou) "cherry blossom".

MARIKO   真里子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) "real, true", 里 (ri) "village" and 子 (ko) "child".

MASAMI   成美   f   Japanese
From Japanese 成 (masa) "become" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".

MASUYO   益世   f   Japanese
From Japanese 益 (masu) "benefit" and 世 (yo) "world".

MAYU   真優, 満夕   f   Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) "true" or 満 (ma) "full" combined with 優 (yu) "gentleness, superiority" or 夕 (yu) "evening".

MEGUMI   恵   f   Japanese
Means "blessing" in Japanese... [more]

MEI (2)   芽依, 芽生, 芽衣   f   Japanese
From Japanese 芽 (me) "bud, sprout" combined with 依 (i) "reliant", 生 (i) "life" or 衣 (i) "clothing, garment".

MICHI   道   m & f   Japanese
Means "path" in Japanese.

MICHIKO   美智子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful", 智 (chi) "wisdom, intellect" and 子 (ko) "child".

MIDORI   緑   f   Japanese
Means "green" in Japanese.

MIKI   美紀   f   Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful" and 紀 (ki) "chronicle".

MIKU   美空, 美久, 未来   f   Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful" combined with 空 (ku) "sky" or 久 (ku) "long time"... [more]

MINAKO   美奈子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful", 奈 (na), a phonetic character, and 子 (ko) "child".

MIO   美桜, 美緒   f   Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful" combined with 桜 (ou) "cherry blossom" or 緒 (o) "thread".

MISAKI   美咲   f   Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful" and 咲 (saki) "blossom".

MITSUKO   光子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 光 (mitsu) "light" and 子 (ko) "child".

MIU   美羽   f   Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful" and 羽 (u) "feather".

MIYAKO   美夜子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful", 夜 (ya) "night" and 子 (ko) "child".

MIYU   美優, 美結, 実優   f   Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful" or 実 (mi) "truth" combined with 優 (yu) "gentleness, superiority" or 結 (yu) "tie, bind".

MIZUKI   美月, 瑞希   f   Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) "beautiful" and 月 (zuki) "moon"... [more]

MOE (2)   萌   f   Japanese
Means "bud, sprout" in Japanese.

MOMOKA   百花, 桃花, 桃香   f   Japanese
From Japanese 百 (momo) "hundred" or 桃 (momo) "peach tree" combined with 花 (ka) "flower" or 香 (ka) "smell, perfume".

MOMOKO   百子, 桃子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 百 (momo) "hundred" or 桃 (momo) "peach tree" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

MORIKO   森子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) "forest" and 子 (ko) "child".

NANA (2)   菜々, 奈々   f   Japanese
From a duplication of Japanese 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na), a phonetic character.

NANAMI   七海, 菜々美   f   Japanese
From Japanese 七 (nana) "seven" and 海 (mi) "sea"... [more]

NAOKO   直子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 直 (nao) "honest, straight" and 子 (ko) "child".

NAOMI (2)   直美   f   Japanese
From Japanese 直 (nao) "honest, straight" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".

NATSUKI   菜月, 夏希   f   Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens" and 月 (tsuki) "moon"... [more]

NATSUKO   夏子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 夏 (natsu) "summer" and 子 (ko) "child".

NATSUMI   夏美, 菜摘   f   Japanese
From Japanese 夏 (natsu) "summer" and 美 (mi) "beautiful"... [more]

NOA (2)   乃愛   f   Japanese
From Japanese 乃 (no), a possessive particle, and 愛 (a) "love, affection".

NORIKO   法子, 典子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 法 (nori) "law, rule" or 典 (nori) "code, ceremony" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

RAN   蘭   f   Japanese
Means "orchid" in Japanese.

REI   鈴, 麗   f   Japanese
From Japanese 鈴 "bell" or 麗 "lovely".

REN   蓮, 恋   m & f   Japanese
From Japanese 蓮 "lotus" or 恋 "romance, love".

RIKO   莉子, 理子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 莉 (ri) "jasmine" or 理 (ri) "truth" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

RIN   凛   f   Japanese
Means "dignified, severe, cold" in Japanese.

RINA (4)   莉奈, 里菜   f   Japanese
From Japanese 莉 (ri) "jasmine" or 里 (ri) "village" combined with 奈 (na), a phonetic character, or 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens".

RIO (2)   莉央, 莉緒, 里桜   f   Japanese
From Japanese 莉 (ri) "jasmine" or 里 (ri) "village" combined with 央 (o) "center", 緒 (o) "thread" or 桜 (ou) "cherry blossom".

SACHIKO   幸子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 幸 (sachi) "happiness" and 子 (ko) "child".

SAKI   咲希   f   Japanese
From Japanese 咲 (sa) "blossom" and 希 (ki) "hope".

SAKURA   桜, 咲良   f   Japanese
From Japanese 桜 "cherry blossom", though it is often written さくら using the hiragana writing system... [more]

SAKURAKO   桜子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (sakura) "cherry blossom" and 子 (ko) "child".

SATOMI   里美, 聡美   f   Japanese
From Japanese 里 (sato) "village" or 聡 (sato) "wise" combined with 美 (mi) "beautiful".

SAYURI   小百合   f   Japanese
From Japanese 小 (sa) "small" and 百合 (yuri) "lily".

SETSUKO   節子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 節 (setsu) "occasion, period, melody" and 子 (ko) "child".

SHINJU   真珠   f   Japanese
Means "pearl" in Japanese.

SHINOBU   忍   f & m   Japanese
Means "endurance" in Japanese.

SHIORI   栞   f   Japanese
Means "bookmark" in Japanese.

SHIZUKA   静夏, 静香   f   Japanese
From Japanese 静 (shizu) "quiet" combined with 夏 (ka) "summer" or 香 (ka) "smell, perfume".

SHUN (2)   駿   f   Japanese
Means "speed" in Japanese.

SORA   空, 昊   f & m   Japanese
From Japanese 空 or 昊 which both mean "sky".

SUMIKO   澄子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 澄 (sumi) "clear" and 子 (ko) "child".

SUZU   鈴   f   Japanese
Means "bell" in Japanese.

SUZUME   雀   f   Japanese
Means "sparrow" in Japanese.

TAKAKO   孝子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 孝 (taka) "filial piety" and 子 (ko) "child".

TAKARA   宝   f   Japanese
Means "treasure" in Japanese.

TAMIKO   多美子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 多 (ta) "many", 美 (mi) "beautiful" and 子 (ko) "child".

TOMIKO   富子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 富 (tomi) "wealth, abundance" and 子 (ko) "child".

TOMOKO   智子, 朋子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 智 (tomo) "wisdom, intellect" or 朋 (tomo) "friend" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

TOMOMI   朋美   f   Japanese
From Japanese 朋 (tomo) "friend" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".

TSUBAKI   椿   f   Japanese
Means "camellia flower" in Japanese.

TSUBAME   燕   f   Japanese
Means "swallow (bird)" in Japanese.

TSUKIKO   月子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 月 (tsuki) "moon" and 子 (ko) "child".

UME   梅   f   Japanese
Means "plum" in Japanese... [more]

UMEKO   梅子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 梅 (ume) "plum" and 子 (ko) "child".

WAKANA   和奏   f   Japanese
From Japanese 和 (wa) "harmony" and 奏 (kana) "play music, complete".

YASU   安, 康, 坦   f & m   Japanese
From Japanese 安 "peaceful", 康 "peace" or 坦 "level".

YOKO   f   Japanese
Variant transcription of YOUKO

YOSHI   吉, 義, 良   m & f   Japanese
From Japanese 吉 "good luck", 義 "righteous", or 良 "good".

YOSHIKO   良子, 芳子, 悦子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 良 (yoshi) "good", 芳 (yoshi) "fragrant" or 悦 (yoshi) "joy" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

YOUKO   陽子, 洋子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (you) "sun, sunlight" or 洋 (you) "ocean" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

YUA   結愛   f   Japanese
From Japanese 結 (yu) "tie, bind" and 愛 (a) "love, affection".

YUI   結衣, 優衣, 結   f   Japanese
From Japanese 結 (yu) "tie, bind" or 優 (yu) "gentleness, superiority" combined with 衣 (i) "clothing, garment"... [more]

YUINA   結菜   f   Japanese
From Japanese 結 (yui) "tie, bind" and 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens".

YUKI   幸, 雪, 由貴, 由紀   f   Japanese
From Japanese 幸 "happiness" or 雪 "snow"... [more]

YUKIKO   幸子, 雪子, 由喜子, 由貴子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 幸 (yuki) "happiness" or 雪 (yuki) "snow" combined with 子 (ko) "child"... [more]

YUKO   優子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yu) "gentleness, superiority" and 子 (ko) "child".

YUMI   弓, 由美, 友美, 弓美   f   Japanese
From Japanese 弓 "archery bow"... [more]

YUMIKO   由美子, 弓子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 弓 (yumi) "archery bow" or 由 (yu) "reason" with 美 (mi) "beautiful" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

YURI (2)   百合   f   Japanese
Means "lily" in Japanese.

YUU   優, 悠   m & f   Japanese
From Japanese 優 "gentleness, superiority" or 悠 "distant, leisurely".

YUUKA   優花   f   Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority" and 花 (ka) "flower".

YUUKI   優希, 悠希, 優輝, 悠生   m & f   Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority" or 悠 (yuu) "distant, leisurely" combined with 希 (ki) "hope", 輝 (ki) "radiance" or 生 (ki) "life".

YUUKO   優子, 悠子, 裕子   f   Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority", 悠 (yuu) "distant, leisurely" or 裕 (yuu) "abundant" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

YUUNA   優菜, 優奈, 柚菜   f   Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yuu) "gentleness, superiority" or 柚 (yuu) "citron" combined with 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na), a phonetic character.

YUZUKI   優月   f   Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yu) "gentleness, superiority" and 月 (zuki) "moon".