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Soft & gentle

Gentle sounds, tender meanings

12 names

Arabic · Japanese · Czech · Korean

Hana

Happiness; bliss

Familiar
Japanese

Hanae

Flower with picture or blessing; depends on kanji

Rare gem
Japanese · Korean

Haru

Spring or sunlight in Japanese spellings; day in Korean

Rare gem
Japanese

Haruka

Distant in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Haruki

Sunlight and brightness in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Hibiki

Sound; resonance, with 響

Rare gem
Japanese

Hikaru

Light or brightness in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese · Tahitian · Urdu

Hina

Japanese meaning depends on kanji; separate Polynesian and Urdu roots

Rare gem
Japanese

Hinata

Sunny place in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Hiromi

Vastness and beauty in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Honoka

Harmony and flower in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Hotaru

Firefly in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
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