Japanese Female Names

AI: Japanese name meaning "love."

AIKA: Japanese name meaning "love song."

AIKO: Japanese name meaning "beloved/loving child."

AIMI: Japanese name meaning "love beauty."

AKANE: Japanese name meaning "brilliant red."

AKEMI: Japanese name meaning "bright beauty."

AKI: Japanese unisex name meaning "autumn; bright."



AKIKO: Japanese name meaning either "autumn child" or "bright child."



AKIRA: Japanese unisex name meaning "bright; clear; dawn."



AMATERASU: Japanese myth name of a sun goddess who ruled the heavens, meaning "shining over heaven."

AMAYA: Japanese name meaning "night rain."

AOI: Japanese name meaning "blue."

ARISU: Japanese form of Alice, meaning "noble sort."

ASAMI: Japanese name meaning "morning beauty."

ASUKA: Japanese name meaning "tomorrow fragrance."

ATSUKO: Japanese name meaning "industrious/warm child."

AYA: Japanese name meaning "colorful" or "woven silk."

AYAKA: Japanese name meaning "colorful flower/fragrant/summer."

AYAME: Japanese name meaning "iris."

AYAKO: Japanese name meaning "scholarly child."

AYANO: Japanese name meaning "of color/silk."

AYUMI: Japanese name meaning "stroll."

AZAMI: Japanese name meaning "thistle flower."

AZUMI: Japanese name meaning "safe residence."

BUNKO: Japanese name meaning "literary child."

CHIASA: Japanese name meaning "one thousand mornings."

CHIE: Japanese name meaning "wisdom; thousand blessings."

CHIEKO: Japanese name meaning "wise child; thousand blessings child."

CHIHARU: Japanese name meaning "one thousand springs."

CHIKA: Japanese name meaning "wisdom."

CHIKAKO: Japanese name meaning "child of wisdom."

CHINATSU: Japanese name meaning "a thousand summers."

CHIYO: Japanese name meaning "a thousand generations."

CHIYOKO: Japanese name meaning "child of a thousand generations."

CHO: Japanese name meaning "butterfly."

EIKO: Japanese name meaning "long-lived child; splendid child."

EMI: Japanese name meaning "smile."

EMIKO: Japanese name meaning "smiling child."

ERI: Japanese name meaning "blessed prize."

ETSUKO: Japanese name meaning "joyful child."

FUJI: Japanese name meaning "wisteria."

FUMIKO: Japanese name meaning "child of treasured beauty."

GINA: Japanese name meaning "silvery."

HANA: Japanese name meaning "favorite" or "flower."

HANAKO: Japanese name meaning "flower child."

HARUKA: Japanese name meaning "far off."

HARUKI: Japnese name meaning "springtime tree."

HARUKO: Japanese name meaning "springtime child."

HARUMI: Japanese name meaning "springtime beauty."

HIDEKO: Japanese name meaning "splendid child."

HIKARI: Feminine form of Japanese unisex Hikaru, meaning "light" or "shining."

HIKARU: Japanese unisex name meaning "light" or "shining."

HIRO: Japanese unisex name meaning "broad; widespread."

HIROKO: Japanese name meaning "generous child."

HIROMI: Japanese unisex name meaning "wide-seeing; widespread beauty."

HISAKO: Japanese name meaning "long-lived child."

HITOMI: Japanese name meaning "pupil (of the eye)." This name is usually given to girls with especially beautiful eyes.

HOSHI: Japanese name meaning "star."

HOTARU: Japanese name meaning "firefly; lightning bug."

IZANAMI: Japanese myth name of the wife of Izanagi, meaning "female who invites."

IZUMI: Japanese name meaning "fountain."

JUN: Japanese unisex name meaning "obedient."

JUNKO: Japanese name meaning "pure child."

KAEDE: Japanese name meaning "maple."

KAME: Japanese name meaning "tortoise (symbol of long life)."

KAMEKO: Variant of Japanese Kame, meaning "tortoise (symbol of long life)."

KAMEYO: Variant of Japanese Kameko, meaning "tortoise (symbol of long life)."

KAORI: Japanese name meaning "fragrance."

KAORU: Japanese name meaning "fragrance."

KATSUMI: Japanese name meaning "victorious beauty."

KAYO: Japanese name meaning "beautiful/increasing generation."

KAZUE: Japanese name meaning "branch; first blessing; harmonious."

KAZUKO: Japanese name meaning "harmonious child."

KAZUMI: Japanese name meaning "harmonious beauty."

KEI: Japanese name meaning "respectful."

KEIKO: Japanese name meaning "blessed/respectful child."

KIKU: Japanese name meaning "chrysanthemum."

KIMI: Nickname for Japanese names beginning with Kimi-.

KIMIKO: Japanese name meaning "beautiful history child; dear child; ruling child."

KIN: Japanese name meaning "golden."

KIYOKO: Japanese name meaning "pure child."

KOHAKU: Japanese unisex name meaning "amber."

KOTONE: Japanese name meaning "harp sound."

KUMIKO: Japanese name meaning "beautiful, long-lived child."

KYOKO: Japanese name meaning "child of the capital city."

MADOKA: Japanese unisex name meaning "tranquil."

MAI: Japanese name meaning "dance."

MAIKO: Japanese name meaning "dancing child."

MAKI: Japanese name meaning "true record/tree."

MANA: Japanese name meaning "true."

MANAMI: Japanese name meaning "love beauty."

MARI: Japanese and Welsh form of Mary, meaning "beloved."

MARIKO: Japanese name meaning "true reason child."

MASA: Unisex nickname for Japanese names beginning with Masa-.

MASAKO: Japanese name meaning "correct/governing child."

MASAMI: Japanese name meaning "correct/elegant beauty."

MASUMI: Japanese name meaning "increasing beauty; true purity."

MAYUMI: Japanese name meaning "true bow (archery); true intent beauty."

MEGUMI: Japanese name meaning "blessing."

MICHI: Japanese unisex name meaning "pathway."

MICHIKO: Japanese name meaning "child on the correct path; thousand beauties child."

MIDORI: Japanese name meaning "verdant."

MIEKO: Japanese name meaning "beautiful blessing child."

MIHO: Japanese name meaning "beautiful bay."

MIKA: Japanese name meaning "beautiful fragrance."

MIKI: Japanese name meaning "beautiful tree; three trees."

MINAKO: Japanese name meaning "beautiful child."

MINORI: Japanese unisex name meaning "beautiful harbor; village of beautiful fields."

MISAKI: Japanese name meaning "beauty bloom."

MITSUKO: Japanese name meaning "child full (of blessings); shining child."

MIWA: Japanese name meaning "beautiful harmony; three rings."

MIYAKO: Japanese name meaning "beautiful March child."

MIYOKO: Japanese name meaning "beautiful generation child; third generation child."

MIYUKI: Japanese name meaning "beautiful happiness."

MIZUKI: Japanese name meaning "beautiful moon."

MOMO: Japanese name meaning "peach."

MOMOE: Japanese name meaning "hundred blessings; hundred rivers."

MOMOKO: Japanese name meaning "peach child."

MORIKO: Japanese name meaning "forest child."

NANA: Japanese name meaning "seven."

NAO: Japanese unisex name meaning "honest."

NAOKI: Japanese unisex name meaning "honest tree."

NAOKO: Japanese name meaning "honest child."

NAOMI (Na'omi): Japanese name meaning "above all, beauty."

NATSUKO: Japanese name meaning "summer child."

NATSUMI: Japanese name meaning "summer beauty."

NOBUKO: Japanese name meaning "faithful child."

NORI: Unisex unisex for Japanese names beginning with Nori-.

NORIKO: Japanese name meaning "child of principles."

RAN: Japanese name meaning "water lily."

REI: Japanese name meaning "polite."

REIKO: Japanese name meaning "beautiful/courteous child."

REN: Japanese name meaning "water lily."

RIKA: Japanese name meaning "valued fragrance."

RIKO: Japanese name meaning "jasmine child."

RYOKO: Japanese name meaning "good child."

SACHIKO: Japanese name meaning "happy child."

SAKI: Japanese name meaning "headland."

SAKIKO: Japanese name meaning "blossoming child; earlier child."

SAKURA: Japanese name meaning "cherry blossom."

SANGO: Japanese name meaning "coral."

SAYURI: Japanese name meaning "little lily."

SETSUKO: Japanese name meaning "temperate child."

SHIG: Unisex nickname for Japanese names beginning with Shige-.

SHIGEKO: Japanese name meaning "luxuriant child."

SHIKA: Japanese name meaning "gentle deer."

SHINJU: Japanese name meaning "pearl."

SHIORI: Japanese name meaning "bookmark; guide."

SHIZUKA: Japanese name meaning "quiet."

SHIZUKO: Japanese name meaning "quiet child."

SORA: Japanese name meaning "sky."

SUMIKO: Japanese name meaning "clear thinking child; pure child."

SUSUMU: Japanese name meaning "progressing."

SUZU: Japanese name meaning "bell."

SUZUME: Japanese name meaning "sparrow."

TAKAKO: Japanese name meaning "filial/high/noble child."

TAKARA: Japanese name meaning "treasure."

TAMIKO: Japanese name meaning "abundance child."

TERUKO: Japanese name meaning "shining child."

TOMIKO: Japanese name meaning "treasured beauty child."

TOMOKO: Japanese name meaning "friendly/wise child."

TOSHI: Unisex nickname for Japanese names beginning with Toshi-," meaning "alert."

TOSHIKO: Japanese name meaning "alert child; child of many years; valued child."

TSUKIKO: Japanese name meaning "moon child."

UME: Japanese name meaning "plum blossom."

UMEKO: Japanese name meaning "plum blossom child."

USAGI: Japanese name meaning "rabbit."

YASU: Japanese name meaning "calm."

YASUKO: Japanese name meaning "honest child; peaceful child."

YAYOI: Japanese name meaning "spring."

YOKO: Japanese name meaning "ocean child; positive child."

YOSHI: Unisex nickname for Japanese names beginning with Yoshi-, meaning "good."

YOSHIE: Japanese name meaning "fragrant branch; good bay."

YOSHIKO: Japanese name meaning "fragrant/good/noble child."

YUKA: Japanese name meaning "fragrant; friendly blossom."

YUKI: Unisex nickname for Japanese names beginning with Yuki-, meaning happiness; snow."

YUKIKO: Japanese name meaning "snow child" or "happy child."

YUKO: Japanese name meaning "helpful/superior child."

YUMI: Japanese nickname for names beginning with Yumi-, meaning "bow (archery); helpful beauty."

YUMIKO: Japanese name meaning "beautiful/helpful child."

YURI: Japanese name meaning "lily."

YURIKO: Japanese name meaning "lily/prized child."

Japanese Male Names

AKI: Japanese unisex name meaning "autumn; bright."

AKIHIKO: Japanese name meaning "bright/shining prince."

AKIHIRO: Japanese name meaning "bright scholar; shining abroad."

AKIO: Japanese name meaning "bright man."



AKIRA: Japanese unisex name meaning "bright; clear; dawn."



ARATA: Japanese name meaning "fresh."



ATSUSHI: Japanese name meaning "cordial; industrious."



DAICHI: Japanese name meaning "great first son" or "great land."

DAIKI: Japanese name meaning "of great value."

DAISUKE: Japanese name meaning "great helper."

EIJI: Japanese name meaning "excellent second son; splendid ruler."

FUMIO: Japanese name meaning "literary/scholarly child."

GORO: Japanese name meaning "fifth son."

HACHIRO: Japanese name meaning "eighth son."

HAJIME: Japanese name meaning "beginning."

HARUO: Japanese name meaning "springtime man."

HIDEAKI: Japanese name meaning "shining excellence; splendid brightness."

HIDEKI: Japanese name meaning "splendid opportunity."

HIDEO: Japanese name meaning "splendid man."

HIKARU: Japanese unisex name meaning "light" or "shining."

HIRO: Japanese unisex name meaning "broad; widespread."

HIROAKI: Japanese name meaning "widespread brightness."

HIROKI: Japanese name meaning "abundant joy/strength."

HIROMI: Japanese unisex name meaning "wide-seeing; widespread beauty."

HIROSHI: Japanese name meaning "abundant; widespread."

HIROYUKI: Japanese name meaning "widespread happiness."

HISAO: Japanese name meaning "long-lived man."

HISASHI: Japanese name meaning "long-lived."

HISOKA: Japanese name meaning "reserved."

HITOSHI: Japanese name meaning "even-tempered; level."

HOTAKA: Japanese name, possibly meaning "step by step," derived from the name of the highest peak in what is known as the Japanese Alps.

ICHIRO: Japanese name meaning "first son."

ISAMU: Japanese name meaning "courageous; warrior."

ISAO: Japanese name meaning "honor; merit."

IWAO: Japanese name meaning "stone man."

IZANAGI: Japanese myth name of a deity and husband of Izanami, meaning "male who invites."

JIRO: Japanese name meaning "second son."

JUN: Japanese unisex name meaning "obedient."

JUN'ICHI: Japanese name meaning "obedience/purity first."

JURO: Japanese name meaning "tenth son."

KATASHI: Japanese name meaning "firmness."

KATSU: Japanese name meaning "victory."

KATSUO: Japanese name meaning "victorious child."

KATSURO: Japanese name meaning "victorious son."

KAZUHIKO: Japanese name meaning "first/harmonious prince."

KAZUHIRO: Japanese name meaning "harmony widespread."

KAZUKI: Japanese name meaning "first of a new generation," "pleasant peace," or "shining one."

KAZUO: Japanese name meaning "harmonious man."

KEIICHI: Japanese name meaning "respectful first (son)."

KEIJI: Japanese name meaning "respectful second (son)."

KEN: Japanese name meaning "healthy and strong."

KENICHI (Ken'ichi): Japanese name meaning " first builder/governor."

KENJI: Japanese name meaning "intelligent ruler."

KENSHIN: Japanese name meaning "modest truth."

KENTA: Japanese name meaning "healthy, stout."

KICHIRO: Japanese name meaning "lucky son."

KIOSHI: Japanese name meaning "quiet."

KIYOSHI: Japanese name meaning "pure; saintly."

KOHAKU: Japanese unisex name meaning "amber."

KOICHI: Japanese name meaning "shining/widespread first (son)."

KOJI: Japanese name meaning "filial ruler; happy second (son)."

KUNIO: Japanese name meaning "countryman."

KURO: Japanese name meaning "ninth son."

KYO: Japanese name meaning "approval," "ginger," or "large."

MADOKA: Japanese unisex name meaning "tranquil."

MAKOTO: Japanese name meaning "true."

MAMORU: Japanese name meaning "protect."

MANABU: Japanese name meaning "studious."

MASA: Unisex nickname for Japanese names beginning with Masa-.

MASAAKI: Japanese name meaning "correct brightness."

MASAHIKO: Japanese name meaning "correct prince."

MASAHIRO: Japanese name meaning "govern widely."

MASAKI: Japanese name meaning "correct record; elegant tree."

MASANORI: Japanese name meaning "correct principles; prosperous government."

MASAO: Japanese name meaning "correct man."

MASARU: Japanese name meaning "intelligent; victorious."

MASASHI: Japanese name meaning "correct; splendid official."

MASATO: Japanese name meaning "correct/elegant man."

MASAYOSHI: Japanese name meaning "govern righteously; shining goodness."

MASAYUKI: Japanese name meaning "correct happiness."

MASUYO: Japanese name meaning "increase the world."

MICHI: Japanese unisex name meaning "pathway."

MICHIO: Japanese name meaning "man on the (correct) path."

MIKIO: Japanese name meaning "tree trunk man."

MINORI: Japanese unisex name meaning "beautiful harbor; village of beautiful fields."

MINORU: Japanese name meaning "ear of grain; fruitful."

MITSUO: Japanese name meaning "shining man; third male (son)."

MITSURU: Japanese name meaning "full; growing."

NAO: Japanese unisex name meaning "honest."

NAOKI: Japanese unisex name meaning "honest tree."

NOBORU: Japanese name meaning "ascend; climb; virtuous."

NOBU: Japanese name meaning "faith."

NOBUO: Japanese name meaning "faithful man."

NOBUYUKI: Japanese name meaning "faithful happiness."

NORI: Unisex unisex for Japanese names beginning with Nori-.

NORIO: Japanese name meaning "man of principles."

OSAMU: Japanese name meaning "ruler."

RAIDEN: Japanese myth name of a god of thunder, meaning "thunder and lightning."

ROKURO: Japanese name meaning "sixth son."

RYO: Japanese name meaning "excellent."

RYOTA: Japanese name meaning "stout, strong."

RYUU: Japanese name meaning "dragon."

SABURO: Japanese name meaning "third son."

SADAO: Japanese name meaning "decisive man."

SATORU: Japanese name meaning "enlightened."

SATOSHI: Japanese name meaning "clear-thinking; quick-witted; wise."

SEIICHI: Japanese name meaning "admonishing/pure first (son)."

SEIJI: Japanese name meaning "admonishing/pure second (son)."

SHICHIRO: Japanese name meaning "seventh son."

SHIG: Unisex nickname for Japanese names beginning with Shige-.

SHIGEO: Japanese name meaning "luxuriant man."

SHIGERU: Japanese name meaning "excellent; luxuriant."

SHIN'ICHI: Japanese name meaning "faithful first (son)."

SHIN: Japanese name meaning "true."

SHINJI: Japanese name meaning "faithful second (son)."

SHIRO: Japanese name meaning "fourth son."

SHOICHI: Japanese name meaning "correct/prosperous first (son)."

SHOJI: Japanese name meaning "correct/shining second (son)."

SHUICHI: Japanese name meaning "excellent/governing first (son)."

SHUJI: Japanese name meaning excellent/governing second (son)."

SUSUMU: Japanese name meaning "progressing."

TADAO: Japanese name meaning "loyal man."

TADASHI: Japanese name meaning "correct; loyal; righteous."

TAKAHIRO: Japanese name meaning "abundantly filial; widespread nobility."

TAKAO: Japanese name meaning "filial/high/noble man."

TAKASHI: Japanese name meaning "filial official; praiseworthy."

TAKAYUKI: Japanese name meaning "filial happiness; noble."

TAKEHIKO: Japanese name meaning "soldier prince."

TAKEO: Japanese name meaning "warrior."

TAKESHI: Japanese name meaning "fierce; warrior."

TAKUMI: Japanese name meaning "artisan."

TAMOTSU: Japanese name meaning "complete; protect."

TARO: Japanese name meaning "great son." This name is given only to a first son.

TATSUO: Japanese name meaning "dragon man."

TATSUYA: Japanese name meaning "become dragon (and possess its wisdom and longevity)."

TERUO: Japanese name meaning "shining man."

TETSUO: Japanese name meaning "clear (thinking) man; iron man."

TETSUYA: Japanese name meaning "become iron; clear evening."

TOMIO: Japanese name meaning "treasured man."

TORU: Japanese name meaning "penetrating; wayfarer."

TOSHI: Unisex nickname for Japanese names beginning with Toshi-," meaning "alert."

TOSHIAKI: Japanese name meaning "alert and bright; ripe brightness."

TOSHIO: Japanese name meaning "alert/genius/valued man."

TOSHIYUKI: Japanese name meaning "alert and happy."

TSUNEO: Japanese name meaning "common man."

TSUTOMU: Japanese name meaning "worker."

TSUYOSHI: Japanese name meaning "strong."

YASUHIRO: Japanese name meaning "abundant honesty; widespread peace."

YASUO: Japanese name meaning "honest/peaceful man."

YASUSHI: Japanese name meaning "honest and peaceful."

YOICHI: Japanese name meaning "masculine first (son)."

YORI: Japanese name meaning "dependence."

YOSHI: Unisex nickname for Japanese names beginning with Yoshi-, meaning "good."

YOSHIAKI: Japanese name meaning "righteous glory; shining luck."

YOSHIHIRO: Japanese name meaning "widespread goodness."

YOSHIKAZU: Japanese name meaning "good and harmonious; righteous first (son)."

YOSHINORI: Japanese name meaning "noble virtue; righteous principles."

YOSHIO: Japanese name meaning "good man."

YOSHIRO: Japanese name meaning "good son."

YOSHITO: Japanese name meaning "good/lucky man."

YOSHIYUKI: Japanese name meaning "righteous happiness."

YUICHI: Japanese name meaning "courageous/friendly first (son)."

YUJI: Japanese name meaning "courageous second son."

YUKI: Unisex nickname for Japanese names beginning with Yuki-, meaning happiness; snow."

YUKIO: Japanese name meaning "happy man."

YUTAKA: Japanese name meaning "abundant; prosperous."

YUU: Japanese name meaning "superior."

YUUDAI: Japanese name meaning "great hero.

Arab Male names start with T-Z

TABASSUM: Arabic unisex name meaning "smiling."

TAHIR: Arabic name meaning "chaste, pure."

TAHMID: Arabic name meaning "praise."

TAMID: Nickname for Arabic Mu'tamid, meaning "relying on."

TARIQ: Arabic name meaning "he who pounds at the door."

TAWFIQ: Arabic name meaning "good fortune."

TUFAYL: Arabic name meaning "small child."

UMAR: Arabic name, derived from the word umr, meaning "alive, living."

USAMA: Arabic name meaning "lion."

USAMAH: Variant of Arabic Usama, meaning "lion."

USMAN: Variant of Arabic Uthman, meaning "baby bustard." A bustard is a crane-like game bird.

UTHMAN: Arabic name meaning "baby bustard." A bustard is a crane-like game bird.

WAFAI: Arabic name meaning "loyalty."

WAFI: Arabic name meaning "reliable."

WAHEED: Variant of Arabic Wahid, meaning "unique."

WAHID: Arabic name meaning "unique."

WALID: Arabic name meaning "to give birth."

WASI: Arabic name meaning "broad-minded."

WASIM: Arabic name meaning "handsome."

YAHYA: Arabic form of Hebrew Yochanan, meaning "God is gracious."

YASIR: Arabic name meaning "rich; well-to-do."

YASSER: Variant of Arabic Yasir, meaning "rich; well-to-do."

YOUSEF: Variant of Arabic Yusuf, meaning "shall add," which is usually taken to mean "God will add another son."

YOUSSEF: Variant of Arabic Yousef, meaning "shall add," which is usually taken to mean "God will add another son."

YUNUS: Arabic form of Jonah, meaning "dove."

YUSEF: Variant of Arabic Yusuf, meaning "shall add," which is usually taken to mean "God will add another son."

YUSHUA: Arabic form of Hebrew Yehoshua, meaning "God is salvation."

YUSUF: Arabic form of Hebrew Yosef, meaning "shall add," which is usually taken to mean "God will add another son."

ZAHI: Arabic name meaning "bright; shining."

ZAHID: Arabic name meaning "devout; pious."

ZAHIR: Arabic name meaning "shining; blossoming."

ZAID: Variant of Arabic Zayd, meaning "growth."

ZAIN: Variant of Arabic Zayn, meaning "grace; beauty."

ZAKI: Arabic name meaning "pure."

ZAMAN: Arabic name meaning "age; epoch; era; time."

ZAYD: Arabic name meaning "growth."

ZAYN: Arabic name meaning "grace; beauty."

ZIAD: Variant of Arabic Ziyad, meaning "growth."

ZIYA: Arabic name derived from the word diya, meaning "glow, splendor."

ZIYAD: Arabic name meaning "growth."

ZULFAQAR: Variant of Arabic Zulfiqar, meaning "clever of the spine."

ZULFIKAR: Variant of Arabic Zulfiqar, meaning "clever of the spine."

ZULFIQAR: Arabic name meaning "clever of the spine." This was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's sword.