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lmiura
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Boy Names That Can Be Written in Japanese Kanji and Easily Pronounced in English?
lmiura
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in Baby Names
I am looking for unique and creative ideas for Japanese boy names that would be EASILY pronounced in English. I don't want the name to be so off the wall that it is weird, or just unique sounding and easily butchered in English.
Some ideas that I have so far...
Ryden
Ren
Kota
I would appreciate any help!
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Re: Boy Names That Can Be Written in Japanese Kanji and Easily Pronounced in English?
My guilty pleasure name is Koda. =D
I like Kota though.
I don't know anything about Kanji characters, but my BIL and his wife are expecting a boy in Dec, and have the same requirements as you. Here are the names they have been tossing around:
Aiki
Eiji
Keiji
Kenji
Masao
Ichiro (it is their first son)
Naoya
Tomoya (possible nn Tomo, NOT Tom)
And based on what I heard Ren is among the most popular boy names in Japan right now, not sure if that would bother you if you are there often.
Yuya
Yuta (pronounced like Utah)
Taiki
Ryu
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In spite of this guy, I love the name Yoshi
I'm assuming you know kanji, so I won't write them in Japanese too.
But, please please please don't do Ryden (Raiden). Mortal Kombat is still a famous game and the meaning is not something that is especially cool.
I personally adore Ren and Kota.
I also love Kenji like PPs mentioned. Yoshi is nice too. (And most people know how to say it too.)
Other names that are easily pronounced are:
Jun
Jin
Joji
Yuji
Rei
My host parents just named their son Jiei (Jay) which is nice, and also have a son named Taiga (Tiger).
HTH!