Name Seiryū
Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese, Far Eastern Mythology
Scripts 青龍, 青竜, 青流, 清龍, 清竜, 清流, 聖龍, 聖竜, 聖流 (kanji), せいりゅう (hiragana), セイリュウ (katakana)
Other Forms FormsSeiryu, Seiryuu
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Meaning & History
This name combines 青 (shou, sei, ao, ao-, ao.i) meaning "blue, green," 清 (shou, shin, sei, kiyo.i, kiyo.maru, kiyo.meru) meaning "cleanse, exorcise, pure, purify, Manchu dynasty" or 聖 (shou, sei, hijiri) meaning "holy, master, priest, sage, saint" with 龍 (ryuu, ryou, rou, tatsu) meaning "dragon, imperial," 竜 (ryuu, ryou, rou, ise, tatsu) meaning "dragon, imperial" or 流 (ryuu, ru, naga.su, -naga.su, naga.re, naga.reru) meaning "a sink, current, flow, forfeit."This name coincides with the Blue/Azure Dragon (青竜/青龍) which is a god said to rule the eastern heavens and an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology. It also coincides with the word of the same name (清流) meaning "clear stream."