PatchMixolydic's Personal Name List

From Japanese 結 (yu) meaning "tie, fasten, join, organize", 優 (yu) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior" or 幽 (yu) meaning "dark", 由 (yu) meaning "cause, reason" or duplicated using 々 combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Famous bearer is Yuyuko Takemiya, who is a Japanese writer of light novels.

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 悠真 or 優真 (see Yūma).

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 優花 or 有香 (see Yūka).

From Japanese 夢 (yume) meaning "dream" combined with 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 弓 (mi) meaning "archery bow", 見 (mi) meaning "to see", 光 (mi) meaning "light", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth, fruit", 珠 (mi) meaning "pearl", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 真 (mi) meaning "true, reality", 生 (mi) meaning "raw, live", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 望 (mi) meaning "hope", 満 (mi) meaning "fullness, satisfy", 魅 (mi) meaning "captivate, charm" or 弥 (mi) meaning "extensive, full". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 夢 (yume) "dream" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

From Japanese 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness" or 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow". It can also come from 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause" combined with 貴 (ki) meaning "valuable" or 紀 (ki) meaning "chronicle". Other kanji or kanji combinations are also possible.

From Japanese 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" and 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations can also form this name. A fictional bearer of the name is Yukari Yakumo, from the Touhou Project.

From Japanese 妖 (you) "bewitching" combined with 夢 (mu) "dream." Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 鷹 (you) meaning "eagle, falcon, hawk" combined with 貴 (ki) meaning "expensive". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Japanese feminine given name derived from 八 (ya) meaning "eight" or 弥 (ya) meaning "increasingly"; 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" or 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom"; and 恵 (e) meaning "favour, blessing".

From Old Japanese 空 (utsuho) meaning "empty-hole, emptiness, cave."

From Japanese 月 (tsuku) meaning "moon" and 読 (yomi) meaning "to read". In Japanese mythology Tsukuyomi was the god of the moon, the sibling of Amaterasu and Susanoo.

From Japanese 司 (tsukasa) meaning "director, boss". This name can also be formed by other kanji or combinations of kanji.

Means "Angel" in Japanese. One example is Tenshi from the Touhou Project.

Taken the famous Lake Suwa in the Nagano Prefecture, Japan combined with 子 (ko) "child."

From the English word meaning "sunny, cheerful".

From Japanese 菫 (sumire) meaning "viola" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Video game character from Touhou Project.
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"water fire"

From the English word for the celestial body, ultimately from Old English steorra.

Ancient Greek form of Socrates.

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 翔 or 奨 (see Shō).

From Japanese 静 (shizu) "quiet" combined with 葉 (ha) "leaves" or 羽 (ha) "feather."

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 四郎 (see Shirō).

From Japanese 紫苑 (shion) meaning "aster". It can also come from 詩 (shi) meaning "poem" and 音 (on) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.

From the place name Shanghai. This is the name of Kim Du Han's henchman(full name Shanghai Joe) who shot socialistic activist and theater actor Sim Young(a. k. a. Shim Young, Shim Yeong) and makes him into a eunuch.

From Japanese 星 (sei) meaning "star" or 青 (sei) meaning "blue" combined with 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 星 (sei) meaning "star" combined with 雅 (ga) meaning "elegant". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 都 (to) meaning "capital (city)" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

From Japanese 覚 (sato) meaning "to wake up from sleep, conscious" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Apparently means "command of God" in Hebrew, making this name a variant or a shortened form of Zerachiel. This is the name of an angel mainly known in judaism, who was - among others - an angel of healing and a benevolent angel of death (it is said that he was sent to retrieve the soul of Moses).

Form of Sarah used in various languages.

From Japanese 早 (sa) meaning "early, fast", 小 (sa) meaning "little, small", 真 (sana) meaning "true, reality", 颯 (sa) meaning "sudden, quick, sound of the wind", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze", 五 (sa) meaning "five", 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 左 (sa) meaning "left", 沙 (sa) or 砂 (sa) both meaning "sand", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 采 (sa) meaning "dice, form, appearance, take, gather, colouring", 冴 (sa) meaning "be clear, serene, cold, skillful", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 作 (sa) meaning "make, production, prepare, build", 桜 (sa) meaning "cherry blossom", 皐 (sa) meaning "swamp, shore", 三 (sa) meaning "three" or 実 (sa) meaning "reality, truth", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 奈 (na) meaning "what", 南 (na) meaning "south", 名 (na) meaning "name", 那 (na) meaning "what", 茄 (na) meaning "eggplant", 七 (na) meaning "seven" or 直 (na) meaning "straight" combined with 苗 (nae) meaning "seedling, sapling, shoot", 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, drawing, painting, sketch", 慧 (e) meaning "wise", 得 (e) meaning "gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit", 枝 (e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", 恵 (e) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness", 江 (e) meaning "creek, inlet, bay" or 依 (e) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to". Other kanji combinations are possible.

A famous male bearer is Sanae Kikuta, a Japanese mixed martial artist who rose to popularity fighting in the Pancrase organization and a famous female bearer is Sanae Kobayashi, a Japanese voice actress formerly affiliated with Production Baobab, and now with Sigma Seven.

As a unisex name, it can be used as 咲也, 咲哉, 咲弥, 朔夜 or 朔椰 with 咲 (shou, sa.ku, -zaki) meaning "bloom, blossom", 朔 (saku, tsuitachi) meaning "conjuction (astronomy), first day of the month", 也 (e, ya, ka, nari, mata) meaning "to be (archaic form)", 哉 (sai, kana, ya) meaning "alas, how, question mark, what", 弥 (bi, mi, amaneshi, iya, iyoiyo, tooi, hisashi, hisa.shii, ya, wata.ru) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 夜 (ya, yo, yoru) meaning "evening, night" and 椰 (ya, yashi) meaning "coconut tree."
As a feminine name, it can be used as 咲耶 or 沙久椰 with 耶 (ja, ya, ka) meaning "question mark", 沙 (sa, sha, suna, yonageru) meaning "sand" and 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time, old story."
As a masculine name, it can be used as 作哉, 朔也, 朔哉, 朔弥, 朔矢 or 佐玖哉 with 作 (sa, saku, tsuku.ri, tsuku.ru, -dzuku.ri) meaning "build, make, prepare, production", 矢 (shi, ya) meaning "arrow, dart" and 玖 (kyuu, ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine (used in legal documents)."

One bearer from Japanese mythology is Konohananosakuya-hime (このはなのさくやひめ), simply known as Sakuya-hime (さくやひめ), who is a blossom-princess and symbol of delicate earthly life. "Sakuya" in Sakuya-hime is popularly written as 咲耶 but it can also be written as 佐久夜 (with 佐 - sa - meaning "assistant, help"), as used in the Kojiki, or 開耶 (with 開 - kai, a.ku, a.keru, hira.ki, hira.ku, hira.keru, -bira.ki - meaning "open, unfold, unseal"), as used in the Nihon Shoki.

From Japanese 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom" and 希 (ki) meaning "hope", besides other combinations of kanji characters.

Variant of Rumina.

From Japanese 林 (rin) meaning "woods; grove; forest; copse", 之 (no), a possessive marker, combined with 助 (suke) meaning "assistance". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Transferred use of the surname Ringo. A famous bearer of this name was Beatles drummer Richard Starkey (1940), who was nicknamed Ringo due to the many rings he would wear. He ultimately adopted this nickname into a stagename, Ringo Starr, with Starr being an abbreviated form of his surname.

This name can also be Japanese for "apple" or "peace be with you".

From Japanese 凛 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold" or other kanji that are pronounced the same way.

From Japanese 里 (ri) meaning "village", 花 (ka) meaning "flower" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Famous bearers of this name are Japanese artist and voice actress Rikako Aida and Japanese model and actress Rikako Sakata.

Short form of Fredrika, Henrika and other names ending in rika.

From Japanese 白 (ren) "lotus" and 子 (ko) "child."

From Japanese 冷戦 (Reisen) meaning "Cold War" or 醴泉 (Reisen), meaning "Fountain", or 霊蟾 (Reisen) meaning "Spirit Toad". A bearer of this name is Reisen Udongein Inaba, a character from the Touhou Project.

Reimu means "Spirit dream".

The main character of the Touhou Project, Reimu Hakurei, has this name.

From Japanese 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid" or other kanji pronounced in the same way.

Patchouli comes from the bushy herb of the mint family and bears tiny pink-white flowers. A bearer of this name is Patchouli Knowledge, a character from the Touhou Project.

First found as a feminine given name in medieval times, in the forms Orenge and Orengia. The etymology is uncertain, and may be after the place in France named Orange. This is a corruption of Arausio, the name of a Celtic water god which possibly meant "temple (of the forehead)". Later it was conflated with the name of the fruit, which comes from the Sanskrit for "orange tree", naranga. The word was used to describe the fruit's colour in the 16th century.

Orange is also a surname, which may be derived from the medieval feminine name, or directly from the French place name. First used with the modern spelling in the 17th century, apparently due to William, Prince of Orange, who later became William III. His title is from the French place name.

From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea,ocean,blue water" or 燠 (oki) meaning "charcoal,ember" combined with 夜 (na) meaning "night"

This name can be used to combine 成 (sei, jou, na.ru, (-)na.su) meaning "to be, to become," 也 (e, ya, ka, nari, mata, naru), related to 成, 育 (iku, soda.tsu/chi/teru, haguku.mu, naru) meaning "to bring up, to raise, to rear" or 鳴 (mei, na.ku, na.ru, na.rasu) meaning "to sound, to ring, to echo" with 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beauty," 実 (shitsu, jitsu, makotoni, mi, michi.ru, mino(.ru)), which means "reality, truth" or 海 (kai, umi, mi) meaning "sea, ocean."
Examples of 3-kanji combinations include 奈瑠美, 奈留美, 那瑠美 and 菜瑠実 with 奈 (na, nai, dai, ikan, karanashi) or 那 (na, da, nani, nanzo, ikan), both used as phonetic kanji, 菜 (sai, na) meaning "greens, side dish, vegetable," 瑠 (ru, ryuu), part of 瑠璃 (ruri) meaning "lapis lazuli," and 留 (ryuu, ru, to.ma/eru, todo.ma/eru) meaning "fasten, halt."

Bearers of this name include animator and animation director Narumi Kakinouchi (垣野内 成美) (1962-), pair skater Narumi Takahashi (高橋 成美) (1992-) and actress Narumi Yasuda (安田 成美) (1966-).

From Japanese もも (momo) meaning "peach", written in the hiragana writing system, combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation". Other kanji combinations are possible.

This name can be used as 紅葉 or 黄葉, referring to the autumn/fall colours and the leaves changing colour. It can also be used as 椛 (kaba, momiji) which is a kokuji character (a character that is made and used in Japan only). 椛 means "birch, maple".

Although used more often on females, this name is also used on boys (albeit rarely). One fictional male bearer of this name is Momiji Sōma (草摩 紅葉) who appeared in the Japanese anime, Fruits Basket.

From Japanese 喪 (Mo) meaning "mourning" and 凰 (Kou) meaning "female phoenix bird" or 妹 (Mo), meaning "(younger) sister" and 紅 (kou), meaning "scarlet." A bearer of this name is Fujiwara no Mokou, a character from the Touhou Project.

From Japanese 穣 (minori) meaning "grain" or 豊 (minori) meaning "abundant, lush, bountiful, plenty" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Diminutive of Maria and other names beginning with M.

From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 誠 (ma) meaning "sincerity" or 馬 (ma) meaning "horse". It can also be written as 未麻, combining 未 (mi) meaning "eighth sign of the zodiac" with 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax", it was used like this in the very successful anime Perfect Blue.

Japanese for "beautiful child" derived from ü (mi) "beautiful" and Žq (ko)"child". It can also mean "shrine maiden", or "annoying".

Short form of Michael.

Form of the Welsh name Myrddin used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his 12th-century chronicle. Writing in Latin, he likely chose the form Merlinus over Merdinus in order to prevent associations with French merde "excrement".

Geoffrey based parts of Merlin's character on Myrddin Wyllt, a legendary madman and prophet who lived in the Caledonian Forest. Other parts of his life were based on that of the historical 5th-century Romano-British military leader Ambrosius Aurelianus (also known as Emrys Wledig). In Geoffrey's version of the tales and later embellishments Merlin is a magician and counselor for King Arthur.

From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 龄 (líng) meaning "age, duration, years", 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade", 伶 (líng) meaning "clever, smart, performer, solitary", or 灵 (líng) meaning “spirit, soul”. Other character combinations can form this name as well.

From Japanese 愛 (megumu) meaning "love, affection" or from 愛 (megu) meaning "love, affection" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" combined with 弓 (yumi) meaning "archery bow" or 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause" and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". This name can also be constructed from other kanji combinations.

From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 麗 (ri) meaning "beautiful, lovely, graceful" combined with 沙 (sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Short form of María Isabel.

From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" or 麻衣 (mai) meaning "linen robe". It can also come from 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" combined with 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.

Elaborated form of Lyric.

Means "the moon" in Latin (as well as Italian, Spanish and other Romance languages). Luna was the Roman goddess of the moon, frequently depicted driving a white chariot through the sky.

French feminine form of Louis.

From the name of the flower, a symbol of purity. The word is ultimately derived from Latin lilium. This is the name of the main character, Lily Bart, in the novel The House of Mirth (1905) by Edith Wharton. A famous bearer is the American actress Lily Tomlin (1939-).

Diminutive of Lettice.

Means "night" in Arabic. Layla was the love interest of the poet Qays (called Majnun) in an old Arab tale, notably retold by the 12th-century Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi in his poem Layla and Majnun. This story was a popular romance in medieval Arabia and Persia. The name became used in the English-speaking world after the 1970 release of the song Layla by Derek and the Dominos, the title of which was inspired by the medieval story.

Means "barker" in Russian. This was the name of a Soviet dog who became one of the first animals to go to space.

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 京子 or 恭子 (see Kyōko).

Directly taken from Japanese 胡桃 meaning "walnut". This name is mostly used for girls in Japan but occasionally given to boys as well. It is also often written in hiragana. Other kanji combinations are possible, but rather uncommon.

From Japanese 琴 (koto), which refers to a type of musical instrument similar to a harp, combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

The name belongs to the Japanese goddess of cherry blossoms.

From Japanese 小 (ko) "little" and 町 (machi) "town." A famous bearer includes the Japanese waka poet Ono no Komachi (c. 825 - c. 900).

From Japanese 心 (kokoro) meaning "heart, mind, soul" or other kanji and kanji combinations having the same pronunciation. It is often written using the hiragana writing system.

Taken from 恋 (koishii), which means "to love" in Japanese. It is written こいし using the hiragana writing system.

From Japanese 小 (ko) "little" and 傘 (gasa) "umbrella."

From Japanese 恵 (kei) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 慶 (kei) meaning "celebrate" combined with 樹 (ki) "tree; plant" or combined with 貴 (ki) meaning "valuable" or 紀 (ki) meaning "chronicle". Other kanji or kanji combinations are also possible.

Means "flower fan".

A notable character with this name is Kasen Ibaraki from Touhou Project.

Means "beloved" in Thai.

From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "increase" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" combined with 奈 (na), a phonetic character, or 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" and finished with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.

From Japanese 香 (ka) meaning "incense, perfume", 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful", 加 (ka) meaning "increase", 花 (ka) meaning "flower", or 夏 (ka) meaning "summer" combined with Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, green" or 奈 (na), a phonetic character. It is often written in hiragana. Other kanji combinations are possible.

Means "bright, shining" in Japanese. It is spelled with the kanji 赫 (kagaya) meaning "bright" and 映 (ya) meaning "reflect". The name originates from the old Japanese folktale The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, about a bamboo cutter who finds a tiny baby in a bamboo stalk and names her Kaguya-hime "shining princess". When she grows up she rejects all proposals for marriage (including that from the Emperor) and eventually returns to her true home on the moon.

Many characters from Japanese anime and other popular culture bear this name, after her.

From Japanese 順 (jun) meaning "obedience" or 純 (jun) meaning "pure" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 준 (see Jun 1).

This name can be used as 生 (shou, sei, i.kiru, i.keru, -u, u.mare, o.u, ki, na.ru, ha.eru, iku) meaning "birth, genuine, life," 郁 (iku) meaning "cultural progress, perfume," 幾 (ki, iku-, iku.tsu, iku.ra) meaning "how far/long/many/much" or it can be used to combine 伊 (i, kare) meaning "Italy, that one" with 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time, old story" or 玖 (kyuu, ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine (used in legal documents)."

It's not known how popular Iku was in the early and middle part of the Edo period (1603-1868), but it was uncommon in the latter part of that period and in the first half of the Meiji period/era (1868-1912) before it became really uncommon, and eventually rare, in the second half and into the Taishō period (1912-1926).

From Japanese 一 (ichi) "one" and (rin) "ring, link."

From Japanese 寿 (hisa) meaning "longevity, long life" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" (mostly feminine) or 三 (mi) meaning "three". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun" or 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Variant of Hecate. A notable user of this name is Hecatia Lapislazuli from the Touhou Project.

From Hebrew גָּלְיָת (Golyat), possibly derived from גָּלָה (galah) meaning "uncover, reveal". This is the name of the giant Philistine who is slain by David in the Old Testament.

From the English word eternity meaning "existence without end; infinite time", ultimately from Latin aeternitas. Use of the name has been influenced by the brand of perfume called Eternity, which was introduced by Calvin Klein in 1988.

Dutch diminutive of Elisabeth or an English variant of Ellie.

Medieval English form of Helen. This was the usual spelling of the name until the 19th century, when the form Helen also became common.

From Japanese 永 (ei) "eternal" and 琳 (rin) "jewel."

The name is based on the English word "chill." A notable character with the name is Cirno, an ice fairy from the Touhou Project.

From Japanese 千 (chi) "thousand" and 百合 (yuri) "lily." Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Chinese 晨 (chén) or 辰 (chén), both meaning "morning". The character 辰 also refers to the fifth Earthly Branch (7 AM to 9 AM), which is itself associated with the dragon of the Chinese zodiac. This name can be formed from other characters as well.

Means "beautiful Chang", from Chinese 嫦 (Chang), a character that refers to the goddess herself, combined with 娥 (é) meaning "beautiful, good". In Chinese mythology this is the name of a goddess of the moon, the wife of the archer Hou Yi. Her original name 姮娥 (Heng'e) was changed to avoid the taboo of sharing a homophonic character with the 2nd-century BC Emperor Wen of Han (personal name Heng).

From Japanese 白 (byaku) "white" and 蓮 (ren) "lotus."

Means valve, speech, or petal.

A notable character with this name is Benben Tsukumo from Touhou Project.

From Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "colour", 綾 (aya) meaning "design", or other kanji characters with the same pronunciation.

From the Old French name Aalis, a short form of Adelais, itself a short form of the Germanic name Adalheidis (see Adelaide). This name became popular in France and England in the 12th century. It was among the most common names in England until the 16th century, when it began to decline. It was revived in the 19th century.

This name was borne by the heroine of Lewis Carroll's novels Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking Glass (1871).