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Romanized form

Ken

Japanese form

けん

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brilliant fabric design
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Kenta

Japanese form

健太

けんた

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healthy; health; strength; persistence
plump; thick; big around
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Kou

Japanese form

こう

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ray; light
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Kouki

Japanese form

光喜

こうき

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ray; light
rejoice; take pleasure in
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Kouta

Japanese form

光多

こうた

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ray; light
many; frequent; much
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Makoto

Japanese form

愛琴

まこと

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love; affection; favourite
harp; koto
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Masaki

Japanese form

愛咲

まさき

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love; affection; favourite
blossom; bloom
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Masato

Japanese form

まさと

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stretch
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Miki

Japanese form

みき

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beauty; beautiful
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Momoka

Japanese form

杏花

ももか

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apricot
flower
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Nao

Japanese form

花緒

なお

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flower
thong; beginning; inception; end; cord; strap; mental or emotional state
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Naoki

Japanese form

なおき

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straightaway; honesty; frankness; fix; repair
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Nozomi

Japanese form

のぞみ

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love; affection; favourite
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Reo

Japanese form

令桜

れお

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orders; laws; command; decree; good
cherry
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Riku

Japanese form

梨空

りく

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pear tree
empty; sky; void; vacant; vacuum
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Rikuto

Japanese form

碧斗

りくと

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blue; green
Big Dipper; ten sho (vol); sake dipper; dots and cross radical (no. 68)
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Rio

Japanese form

吏桜

りお

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officer; an official
cherry
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Ryou

Japanese form

りょう

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design; figured cloth; twill
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Ryouta

Japanese form

綾太

りょうた

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design; figured cloth; twill
plump; thick; big around
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Satoshi

Japanese form

さとし

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intelligence; imperial
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Shin

Japanese form

しん

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expand; stretch; extend; lengthen; increase
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Shou

Japanese form

しょう

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sparkle of jewelry; crystal
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Shouta

Japanese form

庄太

しょうた

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level; in the country; manor; village; hamlet
plump; thick; big around
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Shun

Japanese form

しゅん

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sagacious; genius; excellence
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Editorial selection is a browsing order, not a popularity ranking. Style and usage estimates are editorial guidance. Dictionary notes do not establish a name’s intended meaning.

Readings and kanji variations

A familiar reading may have several written forms. We show a concise recommended form in the list and keep spelling-specific meanings on the detail page so distinct variations are not flattened together.

Ren written 蓮 uses the character for lotus, while Takumi written 匠 points to an artisan. Haruto written 陽翔 combines characters associated with sunlight and soaring. These written-form notes do not establish a particular person’s naming intention. Use a name in the generator to compare how it reads alongside different surnames.