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Re: Top 50 girls' names used in the late Edo period in Japan - WDYT?

by Helena (mellon.collie)

5/10/2015, 5:43 AM

I'm a bit surprised to find Ito (or Itou?) as a personal name. Was it in kanji or kana? It's the first time I see Tatsu on females, too.

I'd also like to know how the shift from Mitsu to present-day Hikari occurred, assuming the kanji is the same.

Pretty interesting, thanks for posting this!

•Re: Top 50 girls' names used in the late Edo period in Japan - WDYT? · Helena · 5/10/2015, 5:43 AM

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