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Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Japanese, Popular Culture
Scripts 実栗, 美栗(Japanese Kanji) みくり(Japanese Hiragana) ミクリ(Japanese Katakana)
Meaning & History
From Japanese 実栗 (mikuri) the Japanese word for the simplestem bur-reed or branched bur-reed also known as Sparganium erectum, which comes from combining 実 (mi) meaning "berry, fruit, nut, real" with 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut". This name can also be formed by combining 美 (mi) meaning "beauty" with 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut". Sootopolis City Gym Leader and Hoenn Champion Wallace from Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire, who is also known as Mikuri (ミクリ) in the Japanese versions is a fictional bearer of this name.