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Japanese boy names

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Given name formats

Romanized form

Misao

Japanese form

美咲桜

みさお

Meaning

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beauty; beautiful
blossom; bloom
cherry
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Romanized form

Mitarou

Japanese form

海太郎

みたろう

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sea; ocean
plump; thick; big around
son; counter for sons
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Romanized form

Mitsuhiko

Japanese form

光彦

みつひこ

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ray; light
lad; boy (ancient)
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Romanized form

Mitsuji

Japanese form

光司

みつじ

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ray; light
director; official; govt office; rule; administer
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Romanized form

Mitsuki

Japanese form

海月

みつき

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sea; ocean
month; moon
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Romanized form

Mitsuo

Japanese form

光於

みつお

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ray; light
at; in; on; as for
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Romanized form

Mitsuru

Japanese form

みつる

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ray; light
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Romanized form

Mitsushi

Japanese form

光司

みつし

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ray; light
director; official; govt office; rule; administer
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Romanized form

Mitsuyoshi

Japanese form

光美

みつよし

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ray; light
beauty; beautiful
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Romanized form

Miyoshi

Japanese form

美愛

みよし

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beauty; beautiful
love; affection; favourite
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Romanized form

Mizuki

Japanese form

海月

みづき

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sea; ocean
month; moon
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Romanized form

Motoyoshi

Japanese form

元愛

もとよし

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beginning; former time; origin
love; affection; favourite
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Romanized form

Namihiko

Japanese form

夏海彦

なみひこ

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summer
sea; ocean
lad; boy (ancient)
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Naomi

Japanese form

奈桜美

なおみ

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Nara; what?
cherry
beauty; beautiful
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Naoyoshi

Japanese form

尚美

なおよし

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esteem; furthermore; still; yet
beauty; beautiful
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Romanized form

Nobuyoshi

Japanese form

延美

のぶよし

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prolong; stretching
beauty; beautiful
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Rui

Japanese form

るい

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love; affection; favourite
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Romanized form

Seira

Japanese form

星愛

せいら

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star; spot; dot; mark
love; affection; favourite
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Shizuka

Japanese form

穏花

しずか

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calm; quiet; moderation
flower
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Shizuka

Japanese form

師月花

しづか

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expert; teacher; master; model; exemplar; army (incl. counter); war
month; moon
flower
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Sora

Japanese form

美空

そら

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beauty; beautiful
empty; sky; void; vacant; vacuum
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Sukeyoshi

Japanese form

資愛

すけよし

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assets; resources; capital; funds; data; be conducive to; contribute to
love; affection; favourite
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Tadayoshi

Japanese form

薫美

ただよし

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send forth fragrance; fragrant; be scented; smoke (tobacco)
beauty; beautiful
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Takami

Japanese form

可美

たかみ

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can; passable; approval
beauty; beautiful
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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.