Japanese baby girl name

kensy · (#1 (**permalink**))

hi.. my husband and I are expecting a baby girl this July and he wanted our baby to bear a Japanese name... I've been looking for various names and till now I'm having a hard time what name will my baby bear... but we have "Michiko" in our mind though... which means beatiful, wise, child..... do you think is it cute? your opinion and idea or if you have a chosen japanese baby girl name is very much appreciated... thank you...

chaseme · (#2 (**permalink**))

Michiko, coming from someone that have little knowledge of japanese name and culture i dont think its cute. For some reason i rarely thought of any japanese name cute i usually find anime characters cute not the names, Dont get me wrong im not saying that japanese name arent good its just that they are not on the same page with cute in an average non japanese person point of view.

BakaCrisis · (#3 (**permalink**))

Why not Sakura?

tommasi · (#4 (**permalink**))

Michiko is rather old-fashion and the current trend in Japan is to move away from names ending with -ko.

I think Sakura is good one but I think you should also think about ease of pronunciation as well.

According to Meiji Yasuda Seimei, the health insurance company, top 10 names for baby girls in 2007 were:

1. Aoi
2. Yuna, Yuuna (Youna)
2. Sakura
4. Yui
4. Hina
4. Haruna
6. Nanami
6. Misaki
8. Miyu, Miyuu (Miyou)
9. Hinata

I hope this helps. Good luck!!

CosplayDiva · (#5 (**permalink**))

Here are my fav Japanese girl names:

1)Megumi
2)Sae
3)Saya
4)Maya(Maaya)
5)Chitose
6)Akiyo
7)Miku
8)Rei

MissMisa · (#6 (**permalink**))

I quite like Chigusa, it seems kinda of unusual.

Though Sakura will always be a safe choice.

Pjok · (#7 (**permalink**))

Ina, i like that one,

Nyororin · (#8 (**permalink**))

I`m going to ask some very cold questions, but I feel it`s very important...

Is your child going to be of Japanese descent?　If so, ignore the rest as it doesn`t really apply to you...

If not;
Why exactly do you feel a desire to give your child a Japanese name? You will be giving her a name with VERY strong ethnic overtones - and she will NOT be of that ethnicity. Chances are, she will encounter problems in her life because of it.
I know that it`s currently popular to give children "unique" names, but a name is forever and is not something that should be swayed by "fashion" or current ideas of coolness. If your last name is a clearly non-Japanese one, people will probably make the incorrect assumption that she is an immigrant wife for the rest of her life... Or that you adopted. Imagine a life of being asked "Where did you get her from?" every time you tell someone your daughter`s name. Give a lot of thought to how this will effect her self esteem once she understands it, and realizes that she has a name that does not fit her appearance or background. When no one around her pronounces it correctly... Or when she finds out that it really isn`t pronounced the way she thought in it`s country of origin.

Give a lot of thought to the future effect a name will have on your child. *Especially* if you`re thinking of choosing a name because one of you thinks Japanese or Japan is cool, fashionable, or desirable at this point in your life. And even MORE so if you do not speak Japanese or know much about the culture.

If your child will be of Japanese descent, all of this does not apply... However, I get the very strong feeling that is not the case.

kensy · (#9 (**permalink**))

Thank you so much for your ideas and opinions. They are highly appreciated.

We were once invaded by Japanese and left us some Japanese culture and heritage.....

superheel · (#10 (**permalink**))

What about Keesha? I dunno if its a Japanese name but i know someone who's name is KEESHA and she's Japanese.

Megumi is my favorite.

Yukino is also cute.

So is, Haruko, Keiko and Yuriko.