Meaning: Madder; deep red in one Japanese spelling
The story
One Japanese spelling of Akane, 茜, uses the character for madder, a plant associated with red dye. The meaning depends on the kanji a family chooses; the same spoken name can have other written forms.
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Rare in US records; use elsewhere may differ.
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Origins
Akane comes from Japanese.
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