Meaning: Bell, beauty or jade’s sound in one Japanese spelling
The story
One Japanese spelling of Rei, 鈴 / 麗 / 玲, uses 鈴 for bell, 麗 for beauty or 玲 for the sound of jade. The meaning depends on the kanji a family chooses; the same spoken name can have other written forms.
Spellings & variants
- Reiko
Popularity
Rare in US records; use elsewhere may differ.
Style
- Short
- Virtue
- Modern
- Works everywhere
Origins
Rei comes from Japanese.
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Beauty and fragrance in one Japanese spelling
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