what japanese name would you give a child?

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devilrules666

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i was thinking if you could give a japanese name to a child what would it be? for me kira and haruka would be the names i would pick for a boy and girl! what about you guys?
 
I've always like Rei for a girl's name although theres no way i'd call my kid that here considering its Ray....not gonna do her a lot of good in school methinks!

Aside from that i'd say Mai and Yui. Theres something about really short names that i really love.

As for a boy's name....hmmm, Raiku and Kaito methinks.

Ill be the first to admit i looked up the boys names just now but i did actually know the girls names beforehand :p
 
I'd be highly unlikely to name a child something very Japanese, but even less likely to use an anime reference.

Anyway, I like these names on girls:

Jun
Karin
Tomoe
Mifuyu

Don't like many boyish names, but lots of gender-neutral names sound ok (didn't bother listing any). I don't like many very boyish names in most languages actually :/

Sound, aesthetics of the word and meaning are most important to me.

In a practical sense if this was real I'd pick a name that wouldn't have its pronunciation completely brutalised beyond recognition by strangers. The ugly way most American dubs pronounce pretty names ending -tarou or Sakura annoys me (my RL name suffers from people being unable to spell it correctly in English or pronounce it elsewhere, so being phonetically recognisable is nice...). I look at Tomoe and imagine how someone who doesn't understand Japanese would think it is said, and realise it would be a very frustrating thing.

Interesting topic idea by the way!

R
 
Actually i've for a long time (and still do if i have my own daughter) wanted to name her Hikari or Yue

Though for girls Sakura is also a personal favorite

boys, maybe Kai, Kira or Toboe
 
Ryo Chan said:
Though for girls Sakura is also a personal favorite
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Same here, Something about the meaning Blossom and the name itself is quite appealing. I don't really like any other names particularly. It would be too attached to the anime characters, otherwise.

-Whips out wallet photos-

"Here's Jenny, Heres Bobby, Here's Dustin and Here's Monkey D. Luffy".
 
None, because I'm not going to force a name from a different culture and from my interests on a child. They deserve to be named properly.
 
Yue would be a very strong bet for me. I like the moon more than compared to the sun. There's the story of the "rabbit on the moon" that I can see in each full moon. Plus it's a glow that's gentle and which you can see, rather than a blinding light. So something that's spiritually close to me I feel would be great for a japanese girl's name.
Maybe Meroko, as she fits in with the rabbit theme too (and is generally nice in Full Moon).

For boy, that's a toughy. Dare I say it, I think Suzuku would do since it's the name that sticks in my head the most for guys...
 
I share the same opinion as Rui that male names don't sound as nice as female names, even if I am male.

That said, I probably like too many names to list, but a few favourites include:

Haruka
Mai
Minori
Aoi
Shizuka
 
Maxon said:
None, because I'm not going to force a name from a different culture and from my interests on a child. They deserve to be named properly. Also, I'm not a Weeaboo.
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Properly? Like using one of the names with Hebrew or Latin origins we use every day? Most common boy names here in my generation aren't British at all.

I shouldn't feed the troll.

R
 
Rui said:
Maxon said:
None, because I'm not going to force a name from a different culture and from my interests on a child. They deserve to be named properly. Also, I'm not a Weeaboo.
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Properly? Like using one of the names with Hebrew or Latin origins we use every day? Most common boy names here in my generation aren't British at all.

I shouldn't feed the troll.

R
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We dont really have many British names anymore, do we? Matthew, Joeseph, Mark were from the east of us, so that's a few names now that's not from the UK.

As for the male names, I think it's just harder to remember the male names, but they dont sound any worse. Others I remember are Sasuke, Shinji, Keitaro; but they've had to have had some thought. It's mainly the "S" names I remember the best.
 
Considering that the English language is a mixture of French, German and a heap of other languages from the amount of times we've been invaded; there are no truly English names anyway.

Why arent there more Viking names around?
 
I have no interest in children. Plus
Maxon said:
I'm not a Weeaboo.
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Of course, naming your child "Suiseiseki" could bring some laughs. "My name is Suiseiseki, HOW DO YOU DO!? NOW YOU GONNA DIE."
 
Liquid Skin said:
Nobu would be a pearl as well, i can picture the school playground so clearly....
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You see, that's exactly why I'd spare them such a name if (yeah right) I had kids.

Still, calling them Tetsuo would be pretty amusing. Everytime you call them you could do it Akira style; "TETSUOOOO!"
 
Unless i had a japanese wife, only then would i consider the subject. Kids are getting weird enough names as it is these days, we dont need Japanese thrown into the mix.
 
Well it is a theroretical thread here chaps and chapettes. Im pretty sure the OP doesnt mean it seriously. Unless you were living in Japan or had a Japanese wife/husband (but even then i'd be very hesitant unless we lived in an asian area.)

When someone says testuo i think of the film. Mmmmm cyborg man with a huge drill as a.....mm yes.
 
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