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Timeless classics

Never in, never out

33 names

Hebrew · Japanese

Naomi

My pleasantness

Top 100
Japanese

Akira

Bright or clear in one Japanese spelling

Familiar
Japanese

Kenji

Health and two in one Japanese spelling

Familiar
Japanese

Aiko

Love and child in one Japanese spelling

Uncommon
Japanese

Emiko

Favor, beauty and child in one Japanese spelling

Uncommon
Vietnamese · Japanese · Danish

Mai

Plum or apricot in Vietnamese; other origins differ

Uncommon
Japanese · Basque · Finnish

Mari

Meaning varies by language and Japanese kanji

Uncommon
Russian · Ukrainian · Japanese

Yuri

Slavic form of George: farmer

Uncommon
Japanese

Akio

Bright man in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Chiyo

A thousand generations in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Eiji

Excellence and two in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Hajime

Beginning; depends on kanji

Rare gem
Japanese

Ichiro

First son in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Iori

Weaving in 伊織; hermitage in 庵

Rare gem
Japanese

Keiko

Celebration and child in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Keita

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

Rare gem
Japanese · English

Ken

Healthy or strong in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Kiyoshi

Pure in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Kōhei

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

Rare gem
Japanese

Makoto

Sincerity in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Masaki

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

Rare gem
Japanese

Michiko

Beauty, wisdom and child in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Natsumi

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

Rare gem
Japanese

Saori

Weaving with sand or early; depends on kanji

Rare gem
Japanese

Satoshi

Wisdom; intelligence in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Sayaka

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

Rare gem
Japanese

Takeshi

Martial; healthy in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Romanian · Japanese

Toma

Romanian form of Thomas; Japanese meaning depends on spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Tomomi

Wisdom or friendship with beauty; depends on kanji

Rare gem
Japanese

Tsukasa

Director; leader, with 司

Rare gem
Japanese

Yamato

Great harmony; an ancient name for Japan in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Yoko

Sunlight and child in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Yuzuru

To yield; to allow in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
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