Japanese baby girl name
 

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.:)

Why not Sakura?

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!!

Here are my fav Japanese girl names:

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

I quite like Chigusa, it seems kinda of unusual.

Though Sakura will always be a safe choice.

Ina, i like that one, :D

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.

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.

For a no japanese it is a little weird name. I think maybe Misa, Misaki, Rina, Aya or Naomi is a little more western style. I think, it is cute too. :p

Aoi

Yes definatly Misa :D

i think mai(elegance) is cute or aoi(hollyhock).. yuki(snow) is also nice ...so is sakura(cherry blossom)..hoshi(star) sounds good too..kaoru(fragrance) is also okay..kei(happiness) is also a good option..yoshe(beauty/lovely) or yoshi(good/respectful) are also cute names ...

Fukaya Ai
Furui Mizuki
Golden Koyuki
Hagiwara
Mai hanai kayama Harada Natsuki Hara Fumina Hara Rokujyou Haruka Igawa Harumi Inoue haruna yabuki Hasebe Yu Hasegawa Ai Hasegawa Izumi Hasegawa Kyoko Hasegawa Kyouko Hashino Emi Higashihara Aki Hikaru Koto Hikaru Wakana Hinagata Akiko hioki yuka Hirayama Takane Hirosue Ryoko hitomi Hitoto You Honoka

Japanese babes are cute and hot!

If you really want a Japanese name then do this idea, unless the baby's dad (or family) is Japanese which then it should be OK with something else otherwise picking a Japanese name with doesn't also appear in your country regularly then you might have some problems later on.

How about the name Ayumi?

I am confused, if your country was invaded by Japan, why would you want a Japanese name. Naming an American baby "Saddam" or "Adolf" would be serious child-abuse in the US.

lol adolf that reminds me of this korean girl at my school. i was going to 4th period and she past by me and she said "high hitler" and i was like wtf?! so i looked around to see if anybody looked liked hitler but i didnt see anybody that did. well back on topic i really love the name ayumi.

i love the names:Yuki,Keira,and Kagura.

I adore Akiko- which means spring child

Aki is Autumn. Haru is Spring.

And I should mention that the kanji for Aki can use the kanji for "Autumn" but usually doesn't. "Haruko" is usually spelled as "spring child" but there are other ways to write it.

I quite like Kaori (fragrance), but above noted Misa or Naomi are also good. Although it's still not completely clear to me, why would anybody give his child a Japanese name O_o

Some Japanese names I like:

Chii
Aoi
Hana
Rena
Sakura
Hachiko
Nana
Usagi
Akiko

... yeah. I might add more.

Eiko
Yumi
Kitsune
Mion
Rika

Thats all I can think of right now.

I am not sure what country you are from, but I have never heard of people naming their children a Japanese name who didn't have at least some Japanese blood. A dog or cat, sure, all the time, but never a baby. I am not saying it is wrong or right, just it seems unusual to me.

For a japanese, it is unusual to a foreigner have a japanese name.
I once met a boy, who was from america and he was dark. But his name was Makoto, it was very strange. Becouse I was learned that a foreigner name is usually John or Mark. Therefore I was suprised!

Aoi

Some people just take names that they have heard from anime or something and believe them as Japanese names.

Usagi and Kitsune?

Those are names of animals!!

Please don't use anime or manga as sources for topics like this.

Just for the record, Akiko is rather old name and young people probably don't prefer this kind of name anymore.

Yeah, that's true. I don't think I would enjoy being named 'rabbit' or 'fox' ^__^

ah but foxes are cunning :D also you sig is really awesome :D and i would like to know which country your in as a white child with a Japanese name with probably get the piss taken out of them in school so it is not a very good idea unless it is western sounding ones like someone already said.

i think dita is a name that sounds great. and its used in japan and america ( like Dita van teese)

my daughter gets this name :3 (when i have one.... in x years)

Dita? でぃた？ぢた？

Are you sure about the spelling on that one?　I have never heard that as a Japanese name...

not really sure, but a japanese friend is named Dita ( and i know it from some animes, like vandread, but i dont take this as a proof^^)

It's just that "DI" is not a natural sound in Japanese. (like the letter "D", in "DJ".)

Dita is definitely not Japanese.

It's kinda messed up if someone names their kids like that...

When I was a little, there was this girl. Her name in Kanji was like this 天使 but her parents decided to pronounce it Angel...

I felt sorry for her.

i would suggest MISAKI..
nice n cute^_^

I have a male friend named Misaki.

my classmate is a pure chinese, and her silbings including her had a japanese name .
idk why she got japanese name but she said her mum likes japanese culture and got all of them a japanese name.

she got named yumiko though,