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Gender Feminine
Scripts 撫子(Japanese Kanji) なでし子(Kanji/Hiragana) なでしこ(Japanese Hiragana) ナデシコ(Japanese Katakana)
Pronounced Pron. NA-DEH-SHKO(Japanese) na-deh-shko(Popular Culture)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From 撫子 (nadeshiko), generally referring to any flower belonging to the Dianthus genus but can also refer to a lovable, caressable child. It is derived from 撫で (nade), the continuative form of classical verb 撫づ (nadzu) meaning "to stroke, caress," combined with a continuative suffix shi and 子 (ko) meaning "child."

Fictional examples include Nadeshiko Kinomoto (木之本 撫子) from 'Cardcaptor Sakura' and Nadeshiko Fujisaki (藤咲 なでしこ) from 'Shugo Chara!'.

This name is rarely used.
Added 7/13/2006 by anonymous
Edited 3/5/2022 by Mike C and m4yb3_daijirou