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These are my favourite Japanese names. I really like them, the fact that you can also write them in Japanese characters which look beautiful imo, and the meanings are often really poetic.

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Do you think any would potentially be usable for a white british child?
WDYT of them?
What are your favourite Japanese names?

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Girls

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Aiko - love/affection child (pr ah-ee-ko, although I quite like i-ko but maybe I'm butchering it)

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Akane - deep red - (pr ah-ka-ne)

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Akiko - sparkle/bright/autumn child (pr ah-kee-ko)

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Akira - bright, clear (pr ah-kee-rah)

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Kaede - maple (pr kah-e-de, I like ky-dee and kah-ee-dee too)

Keiko - celebrate/respect/open child (pr ke-ee-ko, I like kee-ko)

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Kiku - Chrysanthemum (pr kee-koo)

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Kimiko - empress/noble child (pr kee-mee-ko)

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Kokoro - heart, spirit (pr ko-ko-ro)

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Michiko - beautiful, wisdom/intellect, child (pr mee-chee-ko)

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Mio - beautiful cherry blssom (pr mee-o)

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Rei - bell, lovely / the tinkling of jade (pr re-ee)

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Boys

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Hachiro - eighth son (pr hah-chee-ro:)

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Hiroshi - tolerant, generous or prosperous (pr hee-ro-shee)

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Ichiro - one son (pr ee-chee-ro:)

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Kenji - study two (pr ken-jee)

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Riku - land (pr ree-koo)

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Ryou - cool, refreshing (pr ryo:)

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Shinobu - endurance (pr shee-no-boo)

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Yoshi - good luck (pr yo-shee)

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This message was edited 5/22/2015, 2:27 PM