Japanese female surnames in English. Russian surnames in Japanese and their meaning

A Japanese name (人名 jinmei) these days usually consists of a family name (surname) followed by a personal name.

Names are usually written using kanji, which can have many different pronunciations in different cases.

Modern Japanese names can be compared to names in many other cultures. All Japanese have a single surname and a single given name without a patronymic, with the exception of the Japanese imperial family, whose members do not have a surname. Girls who marry princes also lose their surnames.

In Japan, the surname comes first, and then the given name. At the same time, in Western languages (often in Russian) Japanese names are written in reverse order: first name - last name - according to European tradition. For convenience, the Japanese sometimes write their last name in CAPITAL letters so that it is not confused with their given name.

Names in Japan are often created independently from existing characters, so the country has a huge number of unique names. Surnames are more traditional and most often go back to place names. There are significantly more first names in Japanese than surnames. Male and female names differ due to their characteristic components and structure. Reading Japanese proper names is one of the most difficult elements of the Japanese language.

The surname in Japanese is called "myoji" (苗字 or 名字), "uji" (氏) or "sei" (姓).

The vocabulary of the Japanese language has long been divided into two types: wago (Japanese 和語 “Japanese language”) - native Japanese words and kango (Japanese 漢語 Chineseism) - borrowed from China. Names are also divided into these types, although they are now actively expanding new type- gairaigo (Japanese 外来語) - words borrowed from other languages, but components of this type are rarely used in names.

Modern Japanese names are divided into the following groups:
kunnye (consisting of vago),
onny (consisting of kango),
mixed.
The ratio of kun and on surnames is approximately 80% to 20%.

The vast majority of surnames in Japanese consist of two characters; surnames with one or three characters are less common, and surnames with four or more characters are very rare.

Male names are the most difficult part of Japanese proper names to read, especially in male names Non-standard nanori readings and rare readings, strange changes to some components, are very common, although easy-to-read names are also common. For example, the names Kaoru (Japanese 薫), Shigekazu (Japanese 薫) and Kungoro: (Japanese 薫五郎) use the same character 薫 (“aroma”), but in each name it is read differently; and the common main component of names Yoshi can be written with 104 different characters and their combinations. Sometimes reading is not at all connected with written hieroglyphs, so it happens that only the bearer himself can read a name correctly.

Japanese female names, unlike male ones, in most cases have a simple kun reading and a clear and understandable meaning. Most female names are composed according to the “main component + indicator” scheme, but there are names without an indicator component. Sometimes female names may be written entirely in hiragana or katakana. Also, sometimes there are names with an onic reading, and also only in female names there are new non-Chinese borrowings (gairaigo).

Ancient names and surnames

Before the Meiji Restoration, only aristocrats (kuge) and samurai (bushi) had surnames. The rest of the Japanese population was content with personal names and nicknames.

Women of aristocratic and samurai families also usually did not have surnames, since they did not have the right of inheritance. In those cases where women did have surnames, they did not change them upon marriage.

Surnames were divided into two groups - the surnames of aristocrats and the surnames of samurai.

Unlike the number of samurai surnames, the number of aristocratic surnames has practically not increased since ancient times. Many of them went back to the priestly past of the Japanese aristocracy.

The most respected and respected clans of aristocrats were: Konoe, Takashi, Kujo, Ichijo and Gojo. They all belonged to the Fujiwara clan and had common name- "Gosetsuke". From among the men of this family, regents (sessho) and chancellors (kampaku) of Japan were appointed, and from among the women, wives for the emperors were chosen.

The next most important clans were the Hirohata, Daigo, Kuga, Oimikado, Saionji, Sanjo, Imaidegawa, Tokudaji and Kaoin clans. The highest state dignitaries were appointed from among them. Thus, representatives of the Saionji clan served as imperial grooms (meryo no gogen). Next came all the other aristocratic clans.

The hierarchy of nobility of aristocratic families began to take shape in the 6th century and lasted until the end of the 11th century, when power in the country passed to the samurai. Among them, the clans Genji (Minamoto), Heike (Taira), Hojo, Ashikaga, Tokugawa, Matsudaira, Hosokawa, Shimazu, Oda enjoyed special respect. A number of their representatives at different times were shoguns (military rulers) of Japan.

The personal names of aristocrats and high-ranking samurai were formed from two kanji (hieroglyphs) with a “noble” meaning.

Personal names of samurai servants and peasants were often given according to the principle of "numbering". The first son is Ichiro, the second is Jiro, the third is Saburo, the fourth is Shiro, the fifth is Goro, etc. Also, in addition to “-ro”, the suffixes “-emon”, “-ji”, “-zo”, “-suke”, “-be” were used for this purpose.

Upon entering the period of adolescence, the samurai chose a different name for himself than the one given to him at birth. Sometimes samurai changed their names throughout adult life, for example, to emphasize the onset of a new period (promotion or moving to another duty station). The master had the right to rename his vassal. In cases of serious illness, the name was sometimes changed to that of Amida Buddha to appeal to his mercy.

According to the rules of samurai duels, before the fight, the samurai had to say his full name so that the enemy could decide whether he was worthy of such an opponent. Of course, in life this rule was observed much less often than in novels and chronicles.

The suffix “-hime” was added to the end of the names of girls from noble families. It is often translated as "princess", but in fact it was used to refer to all noble ladies.

The suffix "-gozen" was used for the names of samurai wives. They were often called simply by their husband's surname and rank. Personal names of married women were practically used only by their close relatives.

For the names of monks and nuns from the noble classes, the suffix “-in” was used.

Modern names and surnames

During the Meiji Restoration, all Japanese people were given surnames. Naturally, most of them were associated with various signs of peasant life, especially with rice and its processing. These surnames, like the surnames of the upper class, were also usually made up of two kanji.

The most common Japanese surnames now are Suzuki, Tanaka, Yamamoto, Watanabe, Saito, Sato, Sasaki, Kudo, Takahashi, Kobayashi, Kato, Ito, Murakami, Oonishi, Yamaguchi, Nakamura, Kuroki, Higa.

Men's names have changed less. They also often depend on the “serial number” of the son in the family. The suffixes "-ichi" and "-kazu" are often used, meaning "first son", as well as the suffixes "-ji" ("second son") and "-zō" ("third son").

Most Japanese girl names end in "-ko" ("child") or "-mi" ("beauty"). Girls, as a rule, are given names associated in meaning with everything beautiful, pleasant and feminine. Unlike male names, female names are usually written in hiragana rather than kanji.

Some modern girls They don’t like the ending “-ko” in their names and prefer to omit it. For example, a girl named "Yuriko" might call herself "Yuri".

According to a law passed during the time of Emperor Meiji, after marriage, husband and wife are legally required to adopt the same surname. In 98% of cases this is the husband's last name.

After death, a Japanese person receives a new, posthumous name (kaimyo), which is written on a special wooden tablet (ihai). This tablet is considered to be the embodiment of the spirit of the deceased and is used in funeral rites. Kaimyo and ihai are purchased from Buddhist monks - sometimes even before the person's death.

Japanese surnames and their meanings

Abe - 阿部 - corner, shadow; sector
Akiyama - 秋山 - autumn + mountain
Ando: - 安藤 - calm + wisteria
Aoki - 青木 - green, young + tree
Arai - 新井 - new well
Arai - 荒井 - wild well
Araki - 荒木 - wild + tree
Asano - 浅野／淺野 - small + [uncultivated] field; plain
Baba - 馬場 - horse + place
Wada - 和田 - harmony + rice field
Watanabe - 渡辺／渡邊 - cross + surroundings
Watanabe - 渡部 - to cross + part; sector;
Goto: - 後藤 - behind, future + wisteria
Yokota - 横田 - side + rice field
Yokoyama - 横山 - side, side of the mountain
Yoshida - 吉田 - happiness + rice field
Yoshikawa - 吉川 - happiness + river
Yoshimura - 吉村 - happiness + village
Yoshioka - 吉岡 - happiness + hill
Iwamoto - 岩本 - rock + base
Iwasaki - 岩崎 - rock + cape
Iwata - 岩田 - rock + rice field
Igarashi - 五十嵐 - 50 storms
Iendo: - 遠藤 - distant + wisteria
Iida - 飯田 - boiled rice, food + rice field
Ikeda - 池田 - pond + rice field
Imai - 今井 - now + well
Inoe - 井上 - well + top
Ishibashi - 石橋 - stone + bridge
Isis - 石田 - stone + rice field
Ishii - 石井 - stone + well
Ishikawa - 石川 - stone + river
Ishihara - 石原 - stone + plain, field; steppe
Ichikawa - 市川 - city + river
Ito - 伊東 - that, he + east
Ito: - 伊藤 - And + wisteria
Kawaguchi - 川口 - river + mouth, entrance
Kawakami - 川上 - river + top
Kawamura - 川村 - river + village
Kawasaki - 川崎 - river + cape
Kamata - 鎌田 - sickle, scythe + rice field
Kaneko - 金子 - gold + child
Katayama - 片山 - piece + mountain
Kato: - 加藤 - add + wisteria
Kikuchi - 菊地 - chrysanthemum + earth
Kikuchi - 菊池 - chrysanthemum + pond
Kimura - 木村 - tree + village
Kinoshita - 木下 - tree + under, bottom
Kitamura - 北村 - north + village
Ko:no - 河野 - river + [uncultivated] field; plain
Kobayashi - 小林 - small forest
Kojima - 小島 - small + island
Koike - 小池 - small + pond
Komatsu - 小松 - small pine
Kondo - 近藤 - close + wisteria
Konishi - 小西 - small + west
Koyama - 小山 - small mountain
Kubo - 久保 - long + maintain
Kubota - 久保田 - long + maintain + rice field
Kudo: - 工藤 - worker + wisteria
Kumagai - 熊谷 - bear + valley
Kurihara - 栗原 - chestnut + plain, field; steppe
Kuroda - 黒田 - black rice field
Maruyama - 丸山 - round + mountain
Masuda - 増田 - increase + rice field
Matsubara - 松原 - pine + plain, field; steppe
Matsuda - 松田 - pine + rice field
Matsui - 松井 - pine + well
Matsumoto - 松本 - pine + base
Matsumura - 松村 - pine + village
Matsuo - 松尾 - pine + tail
Matsuoka - 松岡 - pine + hill
Matsushita - 松下 - pine + under, bottom
Matsuura - 松浦 - pine + bay
Maeda - 前田 - behind + rice field
Mizuno - 水野 - water + [uncultivated] field; plain
Minami - 南 - south
Miura - 三浦 - three bays
Miyazaki - 宮崎 - temple, palace + cape
Miyake - 三宅 - three houses
Miyamoto - 宮本 - temple, palace + base
Miyata - 宮田 - temple, palace + rice field
Mori - 森 - forest
Morimoto - 森本 - forest + base
Morita - 森田 - forest + rice field
Mochizuki - 望月 - full moon
Murakami - 村上 - village + top
Murata - 村田 - village + rice field
Nagai - 永井 - eternal well
Nagata - 永田 - eternal rice field
Naito - 内藤 - inside + wisteria
Nakagawa - 中川 - middle + river
Nakajima／Nakashima - 中島 - middle + island
Nakamura - 中村 - middle + village
Nakanishi - 中西 - west + middle
Nakano - 中野 - middle + [uncultivated] field; plain
Nakata／ Nakada - 中田 - middle + rice field
Nakayama - 中山 - middle + mountain
Narita - 成田 - to form + rice field
Nishida - 西田 - west + rice field
Nishikawa - 西川 - west + river
Nishimura - 西村 - west + village
Nishiyama - 西山 - west + mountain
Noguchi - 野口 - [uncultivated] field; plain + mouth, entrance
Noda - 野田 - [uncultivated] field; plain + rice field
Nomura - 野村 - [uncultivated] field; plain + village
Ogawa - 小川 - small river
Oda - 小田 - small rice field
Ozawa - 小沢／小澤 - small swamp
Ozaki - 尾崎 - tail + cape
Oka - 岡 - hill
Okada - 岡田 - hill + rice field
Okazaki - 岡崎 - hill + cape
Okamoto - 岡本 - hill + base
Okumura - 奥村 - deep (hidden) + village
Ono - 小野 - small + [uncultivated] field; plain
Ooishi - 大石 - large stone
Ookubo - 大久保 - big + long + support
Oomori - 大森 - big forest
Oonishi - 大西 - big west
Oono - 大野 - large + [uncultivated] field; plain
Oosawa - 大沢／大澤 - large swamp
Ooshima - 大島 - large island
Oota - 太田 - big + rice field
Ootani - 大谷 - big valley
Oohashi - 大橋 - big bridge
Ootsuka - 大塚 - big + hill
Sawada - 沢田／澤田 - swamp + rice field
Saito: - 斉藤／齊藤 - equal + wisteria
Saito: - 斎藤／齋藤 - purification (religious) + wisteria
Sakai - 酒井 - alcohol + well
Sakamoto - 坂本 - slope + base
Sakurai - 桜井／櫻井 - sakura + well
Sano - 佐野 - assistant + [uncultivated] field; plain
Sasaki - 佐々木 - assistants + tree
Sato: - 佐藤 - helper + wisteria
Shibata - 柴田 - brushwood + rice field
Shimada - 島田 - island + rice field
Shimizu - 清水 - pure water
Shinohara - 篠原 - low-growing bamboo + plain, field; steppe
Sugawara - 菅原 - sedge + plain, field; steppe
Sugimoto - 杉本 - Japanese cedar + roots
Sugiyama - 杉山 - Japanese cedar + mountain
Suzuki - 鈴木 - bell (bell) + wood
Suto/Sudo - 須藤 - certainly + wisteria
Seki - 関／關 - Outpost; barrier
Taguchi - 田口 - rice floor + mouth
Takagi - 高木 - tall tree
Takada／Takata - 高田 - tall + rice field
Takano - 高野 - high + [uncultivated] field; plain
Takahashi - 高橋 - high + bridge
Takayama - 高山 - high mountain
Takeda - 武田 - military + rice field
Takeuchi - 竹内 - bamboo + inside
Tamura - 田村 - rice field + village
Tanabe - 田辺／田邊 - rice field + surroundings
Tanaka - 田中 - rice field + middle
Taniguchi - 谷口 - valley + mouth, entrance
Chiba - 千葉 - thousand leaves
Uchida - 内田 - inside + rice field
Uchiyama - 内山 - inside + mountain
Ueda/Ueta - 上田 - top + rice field
Ueno - 上野 - top + [uncultivated] field; plain
Fujiwara - 藤原 - wisteria + plain, field; steppe
Fuji - 藤井 - wisteria + well
Fujimoto - 藤本 - wisteria + base
Fujita - 藤田 - wisteria + rice field
Fukuda - 福田 - happiness, prosperity + rice field
Fukui - 福井 - happiness, prosperity + well
Fukushima - 福島 - happiness, prosperity + island
Furukawa - 古川 - old river
Hagiwara - 萩原 - bicolor lespedeza + plain, field; steppe
Hamada - 浜田／濱田 - shore + rice field
Khara - 原 - plain, field; steppe
Harada - 原田 - plain, field; steppe + rice field
Hashimoto - 橋本 - bridge + base
Hasegawa - 長谷川 - long + valley + river
Hattori - 服部 - clothes, subordinate + part; sector;
Hayakawa - 早川 - early + river
Hayashi - 林 - forest
Higuchi - 樋口 - gutter; drain + mouth, entrance
Hirai - 平井 - level well
Hirano - 平野 - flat + [uncultivated] field; plain
Hirata - 平田 - flat + rice field
Hirose - 広瀬／廣瀬 - wide fast current
Homma - 本間 - base + space, room, luck
Honda - 本田 - base + rice field
Hori - 堀 - channel
Hoshino - 星野 - star + [uncultivated] field; plain
Tsuji - 辻 - street
Tsuchiya - 土屋 - land + house
Yamaguchi - 山口 - mountain + mouth, entrance
Yamada - 山田 - mountain + rice field
Yamazaki／ Yamasaki - 山崎 - mountain + cape
Yamamoto - 山本 - mountain + base
Yamanaka - 山中 - mountain + middle
Yamashita - 山下 - mountain + under, bottom
Yamauchi - 山内 - mountain + inside
Yano - 矢野 - arrow + [uncultivated] field; plain
Yasuda - 安田 - calm + rice field.

These are Japanese names with translation into Russian :-)* :-D*

Ai - w - Love
Aiko - f - Favorite child
Akako - w - Red
Akane - F - Sparkling Red
Akemi - f - Dazzlingly beautiful
Akeno - m - Clear morning
Aki - f - Born in autumn
Akiko - w - Autumn child
Akina - w - Spring flower
Akio - m - Handsome
Akira - m - Clever, quick-witted
Akiyama - m - Autumn, mountain
Amaya - w - Night rain
Ami - f - Friend
Amiko - m - Beautiful girl
Amida - m - Name of Buddha
Anda - w - Met in the field
Aneko - f - Older sister
Anzu - w - Apricot
Arahsi - Storm, whirlwind
Arata - m - Inexperienced
Arisu - w - Japanese. form of the name Alice
Asuka - w - Scent of Tomorrow
Ayame - w - Iris
Azarni - w - Thistle flower
Benjiro - m - Enjoying the world
Botan - m - Peony
Chika - w - wisdom
Chikako - w - Child of Wisdom
Chinatsu - w - Thousand Years
Chiyo - w - Eternity
Chizu - f - Thousand storks (implies longevity)
Cho - f - Butterfly
Dai - m - Great
Dai - w - Great
Daichi - m - Great First Son
Daiki - m - Great Tree
Daisuke - m - Great Help
Etsu - w - Delightful, charming
Etsuko - w - Delightful child
Fudo - m - God of fire and wisdom
Fujita - m/f - Field, meadow
Gin - f - Silver
Goro - m - Fifth son
Hana - w - Flower
Hanako - w - Flower Child
Haru - m - Born in spring
Haruka - w - Distant
Haruko - w - Spring
Hachiro - m - Eighth son
Hideaki - m - Brilliant, excellent
Hikaru - m/f - Light, shining
Hide - f - Fertile
Hiroko - w - Generous
Hiroshi - m - Generous
Hitomi - w - Doubly beautiful
Hoshi - w - Star
Hotaka - m - Name of a mountain in Japan
Hotaru - w - Firefly
Ichiro - m - First son
Ima - w - Gift
Isami - m - Bravery
Ishi - w - Stone
Izanami - w - Attractive
Izumi - w - Fountain
Jiro - m - Second son
Joben - m - Loving cleanliness
Jomei - m - Bringer of light
Junko - w - Pure child
Juro - m - Tenth son Yachi - F - Eight thousand
Yasu - F - Calm
Yasuo - M - Mirny
Yayoi - F - March
Yogi - M - Yoga practitioner
Yoko - F - Child of the Sun
Yori - F - Trustworthy
Yoshi - F - Perfection
Yoshiko - F - Perfect Child
Yoshiro - M - Perfect Son
Yudsuki - M - Crescent
Yuki - M - Snow
Yukiko - F - Snow Child
Yukio - M - Cherished by God
Yuko - F - Kind child
Yumako - F - Child Yuma
Yumi - F - Bow-like (weapon)
Yumiko - F - Child of the Arrow
Yuri - F - Lily
Yuriko - F - Lily's Child
Yuu - M - Noble Blood
Yuudai - M - Great Hero
Kado - m - Gate
Kaede - w - Maple leaf
Kagami - w - Mirror
Kameko - w - Turtle Child (symbol of longevity)
Kanaye - m - Diligent - Did you think I took this name out of my head?
Kano - m - God of water
Kasumi - w - Fog
Katashi - m - Hardness
Katsu - m - Victory
Katsuo - m - Victorious child
Katsuro - m - Victorious Son
Kazuki - m - Joyful World
Kazuko - w - Cheerful child
Kazuo - m - Dear son
Kei - w - Respectful
Keiko - f - Adored
Keitaro - m - Blessed One
Ken - m - Big Man
Ken`ichi - m - Strong first son
Kenji - m - Strong second son
Kenshin - m - Heart of the Sword
Kensiro - m - Heavenly son
Kenta - m - Healthy and brave
Kichi - f - Lucky
Kichiro - m - Lucky son
Kiku - w - Chrysanthemum
Kimiko - f - Child of noble blood
Kin - m - Golden
Kioko - w - Happy child
Kisho - m - Having a head on his shoulders
Kita - w - North
Kiyoko - w - Cleanliness
Kiyoshi - m - Quiet
Kohaku - m/f - Amber
Kohana - w - Small flower
Koko - w - Stork
Koto - w - Japanese. musical instrument "koto"
Kotone - w - Sound of koto
Kumiko - f - Forever beautiful
Kuri - w - Chestnut
Kuro - m - Ninth son
Kyo - m - Agreement (or redhead)
Kyoko - w - Mirror
Leiko - w - Arrogant
Machi - f - Ten thousand years
Machiko - f - Lucky child
Maeko - f - Honest child
Maemi - f - Sincere smile
Mai - w - Bright
Makoto - m - Sincere
Mamiko - w - Baby Mami
Mamoru - m - Earth
Manami - w - Beauty of love
Mariko - w - Child of Truth
Marise - m/f - Infinite
Masa - m/f - Straightforward (person)
Masakazu - m - First son of Masa
Mashiro - m - Wide
Matsu - w - Pine
Mayako - w - Baby Maya
Mayoko - w - Baby Mayo
Mayuko - w - Child Mayu
Michi - w - Fair
Michie - f - Gracefully hanging flower
Michiko - w - Beautiful and wise
Michio - m - A man with the strength of three thousand
Midori - w - Green
Mihoko - w - Child Miho
Mika - w - New Moon
Miki - m/f - Stem
Mikio - m - Three woven trees
Mina - f - South
Minako - w - Beautiful child
Mine - w - Brave Defender
Minoru - m - Seed
Misaki - w - The blossom of beauty
Mitsuko - f - Child of Light
Miya - w - Three Arrows
Miyako - w - Beautiful child of March
Mizuki - w - Beautiful Moon
Momoko - w - Child Peach
Montaro - m - Big guy
Moriko - w - Child of the Forest
Morio - m - Forest boy
Mura - w - Village
Muro - m - Runaway - I didn’t choose this name because of the meaning
Mutsuko - w - Child Mutsu
Nahoko - w - Baby Naho
Nami - w - Wave
Namiko - w - Child of the Waves
Nana - w - Apple
Naoko - f - Obedient child
Naomi - w - Beauty comes first
Nara - w - Oak
Nariko - w - Sissy
Natsuko - f - Summer child
Natsumi - w - Wonderful summer
Nayoko - w - Baby Nayo
Nibori - m - Famous
Nikki - m/f - Two trees
Nikko - m - Daylight
Nori - w - Law
Noriko - w - Child of the Law
Nozomi - w - Nadezhda
Nyoko - w - Gemstone
Oki - f - Middle of the ocean
Orino - w - Peasant Meadow
Osamu - m - Firmness of the law
Rafu - m - Network
Rai - f - Truth
Raidon - m - God of Thunder
Ran - w - Water lily
Rei - w - Gratitude
Reiko - f - Gratitude - Most likely there was "Child Rei"
Ren - w - Water lily
Renjiro - m - Honest
Renzo - m - Third son
Riko - w - Child of Jasmine
Rin - f - Unfriendly
Rinji - m - Peaceful forest
Rini - w - Little bunny
Risako - w - Child Risa
Ritsuko - w - Child Ritsu
Roka - m - White wave crest
Rokuro - m - Sixth son
Ronin - m - Samurai without a master
Rumiko - w - Baby Rumi
Ruri - w - Emerald
Ryo - m - Excellent
Ryoichi - m - Ryo's first son
Ryoko - w - Baby Ryo
Ryota - m - Strong (fat)
Ryozo - m - Third son of Ryo
Ryuichi - m - First son of Ryu
Ryuu - m - Dragon
Saburo - m - Third son
Sachi - f - Happiness
Sachiko - w - Child of Happiness
Sachio m - fortunately born
Saeko - w - Child Sae
Saki - w - Cape (geographic)
Sakiko - w - Baby Saki
Sakuko - w - Child Saku
Sakura - w - Cherry blossoms
Sanako - w - Child Sana
Sango - w - Coral
Saniiro - m - Wonderful
Satu - w - Sugar
Sayuri - w - Little lily
Seiichi - m - Sei's first son
Sen - m - Spirit of the tree
Shichiro - m - Seventh Son
Shika - f - Deer
Shima - m - Islander
Shina - w - Worthy
Shinichi - m - First son of Shin
Shiro - m - Fourth son
Shizuka - w - Quiet
Sho - m - Prosperity
Sora - w - Sky
Sorano - w - Heavenly
Suki - f - Favorite
Suma - f - Asking
Sumi - f - Purified (religious)
Susumi - m - Moving forward (successful)
Suzu - w - Bell (bell)
Suzume - w - Sparrow
Tadao - m - Helpful
Taka - w - Noble
Takako - f - Tall kid
Takara - f - Treasure
Takashi - m - Famous
Takehiko - m - Bamboo Prince
Takeo - m - Bamboo-like
Takeshi - m - Bamboo tree or brave
Takumi - m - Craftsman
Tama - m/f - Precious stone
Tamiko - w - Child of Plenty
Tani - w - From the valley (child)
Taro - m - Firstborn
Taura - w - Many lakes; many rivers
Teijo - m - Fair
Tomeo - m - Cautious person
Tomiko - w - Child of Wealth
Tora - f - Tigress
Torio - m - Bird's tail
Toru - m - Sea
Toshi - w - Mirror Image
Toshiro - m - Talented
Toya - m/f - House door
Tsukiko - w - Moon Child
Tsuyu - w - Morning Dew
Udo - m - Ginseng
Ume - w - Plum blossom
Umeko - w - Plum Blossom Child
Usagi - w - Rabbit
Uyeda - m - from the rice field (child)
Yachi - w - Eight thousand
Yasu - w - Calm
Yasuo - m - Mirny
Yayoi - w - March
Yogi - m - Yoga practitioner
Yoko - w - Child of the Sun
Yori - f - Trustworthy
Yoshi - F - Perfection
Yoshiko - f - Perfect child
Yoshiro - m - Perfect Son
Yudsuki - m - Crescent
Yuki - m - Snow
Yukiko - w - Snow Child
Yukio - m - Cherished by God
Yuko - w - Good child
Yumako - w - Baby Yuma
Yumi - w - Bow-like (weapon)
Yumiko - f - Arrow Child
Yuri - w - Lily
Yuriko - w - Lily's Child
Yuu - m - Noble blood
Yuudai - m - Great Hero

Gods and deities

NAMES OF GODS

Yarila (legend)
God of rage, youth and beauty and vitality: from earthly fertility and human sexuality to the will to live. Wild animals, nature spirits and lesser deities obey him (or she).

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Yard see [Wyrd]
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Yar-Khmel God of intoxicating mead, beer, wine, fun and winemaking.
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Yan-di God of the Sun and Fire.
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Yama God of the kingdom of the dead.
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Jupiter (legend) God of the Sky, daylight, thunderstorms. Having overthrown his father the titan Kronos into Tartarus, he became the ruler of gods and people.
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Eya see [Oann]
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Etheria Daughter of the sun god Phoebus and the oceanid Clymene.
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Ereshkigal, Lady of the Kingdom of the Dead.
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Eos Goddess of the sun, dawn. "with purple fingers Eos."
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Enlil see [Ellil]
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Enki see [Eya]
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Ellil Enlil. God of air and earth
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Ellie Ellie. Ace, goddess of old age.
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Air Eir. Ace, patroness of doctors, goddess of love.
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Eya Enki. God of the world's fresh waters, wisdom, patron of people.
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Shamash God of the Sun.
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Chur (legend) God of property rights, protection, patron of borders, integrity, protection, protection from damage and evil spirits.
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Chislogod God of time and stargazing, letters, numbers, calendar.
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Zhuan-xu God of waters.
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Chernobog (legend) (Black Snake, Kashchei) Lord of Navi, Darkness and the Kingdom of Pekel. God of cold, destruction, death, evil; God of madness and the embodiment of everything bad and black.
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Tsukiyomi Moon God.
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Hyuk Hjuke. The waxing moon, one of the three goddesses, along with Bil and Mani.
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Huang Di "Lord of the Center". Supreme deity.
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Horse God of the Sun, brother of the Month.
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Hops God of hops and drunkenness. Husband of Suritsa.
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Hlin Hlin. Ace, Frigga's messenger who cares for those her mistress wants to protect.
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Hitzliputzli see [Hitzilopochtli]
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Hitzlapuztli see [Hitzilopochtli]
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Hermod Hermod. Asgardian messenger. His name is mentioned in connection with an unsuccessful attempt to bring Balder back from the kingdom of Hel.
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Hoenir Hoenir. As, god of priestly functions. He is often called the Quiet God.
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Hel Hel. Daughter of Loki, ruler of the underworld, queen of the dead. Above the waist is an ordinary woman, and below is a skeleton.
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Heimdall (legend) Guardian of the Bifrost Bridge, son of Odin, “Wise Ace.” He sleeps less than a bird, can see a hundred days' travel in any direction, and can hear the growth of grass and wool.
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Head (legend) Hoder. Son of Odin, "Blind Ace". He has enormous power, but never leaves Asgard. He is one of the twelve main gods.
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Heidrun A goat who lives in Asgard and eats leaves from the top of Yggrasil. Everyone in Asgard feeds on her milk, strong as honey, and there is enough of it for everyone.
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Fulla Fulla. Ace, Frigga's servant.
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Frigg (legend) Aes, goddess of marriage and procreation, wife of Odin. Frigg rules over the goddesses living in Asgard.
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Freya (legend) Goddess of love, her heart is so soft and tender that it sympathizes with the suffering of everyone. She is the leader of the Valkyries.
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Frey (legend) God of fertility and summer. He is subject to sunlight, he is beautiful and powerful, he is a van who sends wealth.
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Fortuna Roman goddess of happiness, chance and luck. She was depicted on a ball or wheel (a symbol of the variability of happiness), sometimes with a blindfold.
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Forseti Forseti. Ace, son of Balder, god of justice and victory in disputes.
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Phoebus (legend) God of the sun.
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Phaetuza Daughter of the sun god Phoebus and the Oceanid Clymene.
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Phaeton Son of the sun god Phoebus and the oceanid Clymene.
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Ushas is the God of the dawn.
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Usynya One of the three giant brothers, assistants of Perun (Gorynya, Dubynya and Usynya).
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Usud (legend) God is the arbiter of fate. Determines who will be born rich or poor, happy or unhappy.
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Usinsh Latvian "horse god".
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Ouroboros (legend) "Eating his own tail." A snake biting its tail, "starting at the end of its tail," encircling the whole world.
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Uranus Son of the sky god, husband of Gaia, father of Tetis.
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Ull (legend) Patron of archers and skiers, god of fertility and law.
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Ulap (legend) Patron of the Chuvash, hero-god, who cast the sun and moon far from the earth.
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Huitzilopochtli (legend) Hitzliputzli, Hitzlaputzli, "Hummingbird of the left side." They sacrificed to this god human hearts.
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Wyrd A silent goddess who rules over immortals and mortals.
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Tian-di God of the sky.
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Tyr (legend) Aes, god of war, son of Odin and the sister of the sea giant Hymir, the third of the Aesir after Odin and the bravest among them.
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Tiermes (legend) Udmurt god - thunderer. When he defeats the deer god Myandash, the end of the world will come.
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Trojan Three-headed ruler of three kingdoms. One of Troyan's heads devours people, the other - cattle, the third - fish, he travels at night, as he is afraid of sunlight.
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Triton Sea deity, son of Poseidon and the Nereid Amphetrite.
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Triptolemus Lord of the kingdom of the dead.
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Triglavs Great Triglav: Rod - Belobog - Chernobog. Small Triglav: Svarog - Perun - Veles.
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Triglav (legend) In the mythology of the Baltic Slavs, a three-headed deity. They symbolize power over the three kingdoms - heaven, earth and hell.
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Tochi see [Tlazolteotl]
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Thor (legend) As, god of thunder, son of Odin and the earth goddess Jord. He was considered the most powerful god after Odin.
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Tlazolteotl Ixcuina, Tochi, Teteoinnan. Goddess of fertility, sexual sins, repentance, eater of dirt and excrement.
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Tetis Daughter of Uranus and Gaia, wife of Ocean. She was Phaeton's maternal grandmother; Clymene was her daughter.
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Teteoinnan see [Tlazolteotl]
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Tezcatlipoca (legend) "Smoking Mirror". Forever young, all-powerful, all-knowing god of evil, rival of Quetzalcoatl.
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Thaumant Father of the rainbow goddess Iris.
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Tarkh see [Dazhbog]
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Tammuz see [Dimuzi]
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Tamamo-no-mae One of the evil gods.
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Xiong Syn. As, a goddess who protects people's homes from thieves.
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Sjövn Siofn. As, a goddess who strives for people to live peacefully and amicably.
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Syvlampi "Rosa". Daughter of the Sun and his wives: morning and evening Dawn, sister of man.
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Susanoo God of the wind and water elements, later - the hero who saved people from the eight-headed serpent.
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Suritsa Suritsa is the solar Goddess of joy, light (surya drink (drinking honey)). Khmel's wife. Daughter of Dazhbog.
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Stribog (legend) Supreme god of the wind. He can cause and tame a storm, and can turn into his assistant, the Stratim bird.
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Styx Stux (Greek) - “Hateful.” The goddess of the river of the same name in the kingdom of the dead.
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Srecha Goddess of happiness and good luck.
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Snotra Snotra. Ace, goddess of wisdom and politeness.
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Sif (legend) Sif. As, goddess of fertility, wife of Thor. Sif's beauty is second only to Freya.
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Siva (legend) Siva is the god of sowing, harvest and livestock.
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Si-wanmu Goddess, mistress of the land of immortality.
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Semargl (legend) Simargl, Firebog. The god of fire and the moon, fire sacrifices, home and hearth, keeps seeds and crops.
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Selene Goddess of the Moon.
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Svyatovit (legend) God of light, fertility, harvest, autumn sun, grain. The god of war and victory, represented in the image of a warrior - a horseman.
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Sventovit (legend) The highest deity of the Western Slavs, called Wends in the Middle Ages, and Rugs.
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Svarog (legend) God of fire, blacksmithing, family hearth. Heavenly blacksmith and great warrior. There is quite contradictory information about this god.
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Saraswati The beautiful goddess of eloquence.
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Saga Saga. Ace, goddess of stories and genealogy.
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Ran Ran. Van, Aegir's wife, is the goddess of weather and storms, requiring regular sacrifices of souls.
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Rudra One of the main Indian gods, multi-armed and three-eyed. Son of the creator of the Universe Brahma.
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Rodov Triglav see [Greater Triglav]
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Radogost (legend) The essence of the punishing face of the Almighty, the judge of human souls.
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Proteus (legend) Sea god, able to take shape different creatures and transform into various properties of matter - fire, water, wood.
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Poseidon God of the sea, father of Triton and Proteus.
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Whistling Elder Wind, God of Storms. Son of Stribog.
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Midnighter God of the midnight wind, son of Stribog.
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Midday God of the midday wind, son of Stribog.
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Polel God of love and spring fertility, brother of Lelya and Lelya.
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Podaga God of the hot, drying wind, living in the desert in the south. Son of Stribog.
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Weather Warm, light breeze, god of pleasant weather. Son of Stribog.
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Perun (legend) "Striking". Red-bearded god of thunder, thunder and lightning, patron of warriors and knights. One of the main trinity of gods. His attribute is an axe.
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Pereplut (legend) Pereplut - God of the sea, navigation. The mermen obey him. There is insufficient data on it to accurately determine its functions.
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Ohuras A class of gods in India and Iran.
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Osiris Usyr. God of fertility and king the afterlife.
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Ora Goddess of the changing seasons and hours.
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Ocean Husband of Thetis.
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Odin (legend) Supreme god of Scandinavia, ace, ruler of Asgard, god of warriors.
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Fiery Volkh Guardian of the path to the Irian Garden, god of war and courage. Lelya's husband.
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Ovivi see [Kokopelli]
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Oannes (legend) Eya. Babylonian god of the sea, the oldest of the sea gods.
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O-Kuni-Nushi God, who grew grass and trees on the earth, who taught people to heal diseases.
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Nui-wa Goddess is the creator of humanity.
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Njord (legend) Njord. Van, the patron saint of navigation, fishing and shipbuilding, is subject to the winds and the sea. Njord is richer than all the Aesir and, like all Vanir, very kind.
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Ninurta God of War.
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Nintu The goddess who created people, the patroness of women in labor.
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Nereus God of the calm sea. Lives in a palace at the bottom of the sea.
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Nergal Lord of the kingdom of the dead, husband of the goddess Ereshkigal.
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Nemesis Goddess of well-deserved punishment.
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Nedolya is the Goddess, together with Dolya and Makosh, who spins the thread of human life on earth.
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Nanna God of the Moon.
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Nanna Nanna. As, goddess of fertility, wife of Balder, who did not survive his death.
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Namtar "Fate" God who appears to a dying person and takes him to the kingdom of the dead.
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Nabu God is the patron of sciences.
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Morrigan (legend) In Irish mythology, one of the three goddesses of war. She is also called the Mighty Queen and is seen as the Triple Goddess or the death aspect of the Triple Goddess.
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Morok God of lies and deceit, ignorance and delusion. But he is also the keeper of the paths to the Truth, hiding the Truth from others behind the empty shimmer of the world.
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Morozko (legend) God of winter and cold weather. A short old man with a long gray beard. In winter, he runs through the fields and streets and knocks - from his knocking, bitter frosts begin and the rivers are bound with ice.
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Modi (legend) Modi. Ace, son of Thor and Sif, sometimes mentioned as the patron of berserkers.
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Mithra Ancient Iranian deity, embodiment: bull. His cult was very widespread in the Roman Empire in the first centuries new era, as the "Soldier's God".
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Mictlantecuhtli Lord of Mictlan, the underworld of the dead.
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Month Month Mesyatsovich, brother of the Sun. “Perun was angry with him and cut him in half with a damask ax. Since then, the month has become not round, but the way we see it in the sky.”
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Mother of Cheese Earth (legend) People revered the Earth not only in pagan times, but also now. The earth is called holy, mother, and she is the embodiment of health and purity. The wife of the sky, which fertilizes her with rain.
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Marzana (legend) Goddess of the death of all living creatures except humans, goddess of hunting, fishing and trapping.
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Madder (legend) Marana, Morena, Marzhana, Marzhena. A goddess associated with the embodiment of death, the seasonal rituals of nature's dying and resurrection, and rainmaking rituals.
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Marduk Originally the god of the city of Babylon, later the supreme deity, “lord of the gods.”
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Mara (goddess) (legend) Morana, Morena, Marena, Mora. Mighty and formidable goddess of Winter and Death, wife (daughter) of Kashchei and daughter of Lada, sister of Zhiva and Lelya. Her symbol is the Black Moon, piles of broken skulls and a sickle with which she cuts the Threads of Life.
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Mani Mani. The Moon as a deity, one of the three goddesses, along with Hyuk and Bil.
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Mamon (legend) Mamon Slavic black deity of wealth and gluttony, opposed to the light gods.
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Small Triglav (legend) Svarog - Perun - Veles.
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Makosh (legend) Makosh is the Goddess who spins the Threads of Fate in Heaven, and also the patroness of women's handicrafts on Earth.
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Magura (legend) Daughter of Perun, cloud maiden - beautiful, winged, warlike. Her heart is forever given to warriors and heroes. She sends the dead warriors to Iriy.
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Magni (legend) Magni. As, son of Thor, god of physical strength.
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Lyub (legend) Lyub - Guardian Spirit marriage bed. He appeared to be a big-eared, shaggy, golden-haired cat with an arrowhead stalk in his teeth. Lyub had to be appeased in every possible way so that he would drive Nelyub away from the bedroom - the same cat, only black and angry, with a henbane branch in his mouth.
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Lei-shen God of thunder.
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Loki (legend) Giant, god of fire, brother of Odin, accepted by Asami as an equal.
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Summer Olympic goddess.
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Lelya (legend) Spring, goddess of girlish love, younger Rozhanitsa, patroness of lovers, beauty, happiness. Lada's daughter. Semargl's wife.
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Lel (legend) God of youthful love, passion, son of Lada and brother of Lelya. Sparks emanate from his hands, igniting the fire of love.
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Lahmu Lahmu and Lahamu are the most ancient pair of gods generated by primeval chaos.
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Lampetia Daughter of the sun god Phoebus and the oceanid Clymene.
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Lakshmi Born of the ocean, a beautiful maiden in a white robe is the goddess of beauty and happiness.
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Lada (legend) The female hypostasis of Rod, the wife of Svarog and the mother of the Svarozhich gods, the eldest Rozhanitsa (Rozhanitsa - Mother), family deity.
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Lad is the God of reconciliation and harmony, in a sense, order.
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Leuven Lofn. As, the goddess who sanctifies marriages between people.
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Kyldysin (legend)
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Bathing suit Goddess of the night. Mother of Kostroma and Kupala, whom she gave birth to from Semargl.
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Kupala (legend) Kupala (and his twin sister Kostorma): children of the goddess of the Night Bathing Suit and Semargl.
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Kubera God of wealth, living in the heavenly city of Gandharvaranagara (“mirage”).
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Kuaz (legend)
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Kruchina see [Karna]
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Kostroma (legend) The daughter of Semargl and Kupalnitsa, who mistakenly married her brother Kupala, and committed suicide by drowning herself and turning into a mermaid.
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Kokopelli (legend) Ovivi. Small Indian god.
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Clymene Nymph (Oceanide), wife of the sun god Phoebus.
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Kvasura (legend) Originally the god of intoxicating mead, beer, wine, fun and winemaking, almost the same as Yar-Khmel.
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Jord Goddess of the earth.
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Ishtar see [Inanna]
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Ishkuin see [Tlazolteotl]
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Itzamana Mayan god of healing, fair-skinned bearded man. His symbol is a rattlesnake.
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Isis Goddess of the Moon.
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Iris Goddess of the rainbow, daughter of Thaumant.
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Inmar God, ruler of the upper, heavenly world - the world of the gods.
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Indra (legend) "Lord". Chief God Indian Vedic pantheon. In the Book of Veles he is mentioned as the supreme heavenly god.
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Inari One of the good gods, benevolent and wise.
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Inanna Ishtar. Goddess of fertility and love
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Isis see [Isis]
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Idunn see [Iddun]
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Izanami Goddess, wife of Izanaki, later the mistress of the kingdom of the dead.
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Izanaki Izanaki is the god, creator of the earth and people.
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Iddun (legend) Idunn. As, goddess of eternal youth and healing.
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Zimtserla (legend) Lady of the beginning of the day, goddess of the dawn. It comes out at night to frolic over forests and fields, and then they call it Zarnitsa.
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Zeus is the Supreme Olympian god.
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Zevana (legend) Goddess of animals and hunting. In the temple she holds a drawn bow and a trap in her hands, and at her feet lies a spear and a knife.
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Zhurba see [Zhelya]
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Zhelya see [Zhelya]
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Zhiva see [Zhiva]
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Alive (legend) is the Goddess of Spring and Life in all its manifestations: the Life-giving Forces of Nature, spring seething waters, the first green shoots; patroness of young girls and young wives.
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Zhelya (legend) Zhelya, Zhurba. The goddess of mortal sadness, pity and funeral lament, the messenger of the dead, escorting them to the funeral pyre. Even the mere mention of her name lightens the soul.
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Erd Erd. As, mother of Thor, goddess of the earth.
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Dyy (legend) The name of God, mentioned in the Old Russian insert into the South Slavic text “The Virgin’s Walk through the Torments.” Sometimes - a general designation for the middle gods.
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Dubynya One of the three giant brothers, assistants of Perun (Gorynya, Dubynya and Usynya).
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Doris Sea goddess, wife of Nereus, mother of the Nereids.
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Share (legend) Heavenly spinner, spinning the good, blessed thread of human life. Nedolya's sister, Mokosh's assistant.
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Dodola (legend) Thunder goddess of spring. She walks over the fields and fields with her retinue, and Perun and his companions chase after them in the noise of a spring thunderstorm.
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Dogoda (legend) God of quiet, pleasant winds and clear weather. A ruddy, brown-haired young man in a cornflower blue wreath, in silver-blue clothes, with semi-precious wings on his back.
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Dimuzi Tammuz. God of spring fertility, patron of cattle breeders.
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Dimu-nyannian Goddess, personification of the earth.
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Did (legend) The third son of the goddess Lada, after Lelya and Polelya, the god of marital love. The eternally young Did patronizes strong unions and is revered as a symbol of ageless, inescapable love.
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Divya (legend) (Diva) Goddess of nature, mother of all living things. The primary goddess, equal in size to Diyu.
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Diverkiz (legend) Hare god, once revered by Slavic and Baltic tribes.
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Diva (legend) Virgo, Divia, Dina (Vlach), Devana (Czech) Goddess of hunting, protected forests, animals, maidens (women's secret hunting communities).
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Dijun God, father of the heavenly bodies.
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Danaus Father of the nymph Amymon.
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Dana (legend) Goddess of water. She was revered as a bright and kind goddess, giving life to all living things.
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Dazhdbog Svarozhich (legend) Dabog, Dazhbog, Dabusha. “The Giver God”, “The Giver of all blessings”. Sun God, son of Svarog.
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Gullveig (legend) Gullveig. Van, one of the main opponents of the aces. The Aesir speak of her as a witch and sorceress.
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Horus Bird-headed god of the sun.
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Gna Gna. Ace, Frigga's servant and messenger, traveling to different worlds, carrying out orders for her mistress.
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Gaia Goddess - Earth, wife of Uranus, mother of Tetis.
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Gefyun Gefju. Ace, goddess of gardening and the plow
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Hephaestus God of flame, blacksmith.
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Hermes Trismegistus (Thrice Greatest). Patron of magic and esotericism.
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Hermes "Messenger", "Thief", "Psychopomp" - the leader of souls to the kingdom of Hades.
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Helia Daughter of the sun god Phoebus and the oceanid Clymene.
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Helios Sun God of Olympus, son of the titans Hyperion and Theia, brother of Selene and Eos.
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Geladas Daughters of the sun god Phoebus and the oceanids Clymene: Phaetusa, Lampetia, Helia and Etheria.
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Hecate Goddess of dark forces, the underworld and the night, three-faced and snake-haired.
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Garuda (legend) Bird of Paradise, half-eagle, half-man, symbol of speed and power, child of heaven and king of all birds. Phoenix.
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Vjofn Vjofn. Aes, goddess of harmony and example, resolving disagreements among mortals.
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Vulcan Roman God-blacksmith, as well as the god of purifying flame, protecting from fires.
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Vritra Demon from the myth of Indra.
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Wotan God of the Maya, light-skinned bearded man. His symbol is a snake
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Thief Vor. Ace, goddess of curiosity and solving mysteries
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Water strider Small Indian god.
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Vishnu The second god of the trinity, heading the Brahmanic pantheon. Depicted as blue, with four arms, holding a club, a conch shell, a disc and a lotus.
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Vili is wanted by As, son (daughter) of Bor, brother (sister) of Odin and Ve.
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Vidar (legend) The Silent Ace, the son of Odin and the giantess Grid, is almost as powerful as the god of thunder Thor.
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Vecherka Goddess of the evening (she corresponds to Vechernik). Sister of Poludnitsa, Bathing Lady and Dawn - Zarenitsa.
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We are looking for As, son (daughter) of Bor, brother (sister) of Odin and Vili.
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Varuna God of the Ocean.
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Varma-ava Goddess of the wind in Mordovia.
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Var Var. Ace, goddess of truth. Listens to and writes down people's vows.
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Vans Vaner. A genus of gods in Scandinavia who were at enmity with the gods - Asami.
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Vanadis see [Freya]
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Vali (legend) As, one of the twelve main (after Odin) gods.
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Storm (legend) Goddess of the wind, wife of Stribog. "Required like Stribog."
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Buri Buri. Ace, freed from the ice by the cow Audumla, Bor's father.
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Bulda One of the gods. wanted
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Bragi (legend) "Longbeard". As, god of poets and skalds, son of Odin, husband of Idunn.
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Bor Bor. As, son of Storm, husband of Bestla, father of Odin, Vili and Ve.
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Great Triglav or Rodov Triglav: Rod - Belobog - Chernobog.
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Bozhich (legend) Bozhik (Maked.), Mares (Lat.). One of the heroes of the caroling ritual, a symbol of the New Year. Bozhich is the patron of family and home.
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Bogumir (legend) Son of Dazhbog and Morena. He married Slavun and from him came all the people on the Russian land, the tribes from his children. That’s why they say that the Rus are Dazhdboz’s grandchildren.
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Bil Bil. Waning Moon, one of the three goddesses, along with Hyuk and Mani.
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Belobog (legend) The embodiment of Light, Goodness, Luck, happiness, goodness, the personification of the daytime spring sky. A collective image of all the light gods.
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Barma (legend) God of prayer. This is a good god, but if he gets angry, at that moment it is better not to get in his way.
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Balder (legend) Ace, god of spring, joy and happiness. With his death, the world became gray and dull, as it is now.
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Aushra Lithuanian god of the dawn.
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Aces Aesir. Kind of gods in Scandinavia.
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Aster "Star". One of the names of Veles.
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Aslati God of Thunder.
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Artemis Goddess of the hunt.
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Apollo is the Olympian sun god, son of Zeus and Leto, brother of Artemis.
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Anu God of the sky.
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Andrimnir (legend) Cook in Valhalla.
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Amaterasu Amaterasu is the sun goddess.
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Hades Lord of the kingdom of the dead.
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Azovushka Wife of Veles.
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Aegir (legend) Van, god of the sea, who controls the mood of the sea surface.
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Aditya The Supreme spirit, the essence of the universe in the Rig Vedas.
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Aditi Father of all gods.
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Adad God of thunder, rain and storm.
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Agunya (legend) God of Earthly Fire, the youngest of the Svarozhichi. It represents the Power of the Heavenly Gods on Earth - cleansing and protecting from all evil spirits.
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Agric A legendary hero who owned a treasure sword, mentioned in “The Tale of Peter and Fevronia.”
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Aurora Goddess of the morning dawn.

Before the Meiji Restoration, only aristocrats (kuge) and samurai (bushi) had surnames. The rest of the Japanese population was content with personal names and nicknames.

Surnames were divided into two groups - the surnames of aristocrats and the surnames of samurai.

Unlike the number of samurai surnames, the number of aristocratic surnames has practically not increased since ancient times. Many of them went back to the priestly past of the Japanese aristocracy.

The most respected and respected clans of aristocrats were: Konoe, Takashi, Kujo, Ichijo and Gojo. All of them belonged to the Fujiwara clan and had a common name - "Gosetsuke". From among the men of this family, regents (sessho) and chancellors (kampaku) of Japan were appointed, and from among the women, wives for the emperors were chosen.

The personal names of aristocrats and high-ranking samurai were formed from two kanji (hieroglyphs) with a “noble” meaning.

The suffix "-hime" was added to the end of the names of girls from noble families. It is often translated as "princess", but in fact it was used in relation to all noble young ladies.

For the names of monks and nuns from the noble classes, the suffix "-in" was used.

For the Japanese, a beautiful combination of first and last name is the main thing. They consider it a complex science. It is known that when choosing a name for a child, they trust only people who specialize in this. Because of such a serious attitude to the choice of names, in the same village you can never hear the same names of boys and girls. In Japan there is no such thing as a “namesake,” and all because the Japanese prefer to use their surnames rather than their given names, of which, by the way, there are many.

First name after last name

Japanese names consist of two adjectives: the family surname and the personal name. In Japan, in turn, the surname is the main one; it is written and spoken first everywhere. Modern Japanese are accustomed to writing their first and last names like Europeans, but in order to designate their last name as the main one, they write it in capital letters. Europeans do not attach importance to this strange and serious attitude of the Japanese towards their surnames, which is why misunderstandings arise regarding the reading, translation and transcription of Japanese names and surnames.

Until the second half of the 19th century century, only aristocrats and samurai had surnames in Japan; even their wives did not have the honor of bearing a surname. The rest of the population had only nicknames and personal names. The most notable were the clans of aristocrats - Fuji, which had the general name "Gosetsuke". Today, in the dictionary of Japanese surnames, there are 100,000 family names, of which approximately 70,000 appeared 135 years ago (for comparison: in Europe 50,000, in China a couple of hundred, in Korea about 160, in Russia approximately 85,000, in the USA more than 1 million names). During the Eminence Reign (1868–1911), the reigning Emperor Mutsuhito ordered all Japanese peasants to choose any surname for their family. The Japanese were shocked by this idea; many did not know what to come up with. Some wrote the name of their locality, others the name of their store, and creative people themselves came up with an unusual surname that was consonant with the name.

A surname is a hereditary clan name, which in Japan is passed down from father to children; wives almost always take their husband's surname.

The first legislation on Japanese surnames appeared in 1870, it stated that every Japanese must take a surname. By this time, already 35 million of the population (descendants of aristocrats and samurai) had surnames.

70% of Japanese surnames consist of two characters. It is very rare to find a surname consisting of 3 or more hieroglyphs.

Types of surnames

The first type includes surnames indicating place of residence. The Dictionary of Japanese Surnames considers this type to be the leading one. Often it uses not only names settlements, but also the name of trees, rivers, terrain, settlements, reservoirs, etc.

Very often, Japanese surnames are associated with peasant life, rice growing and harvesting (almost 60%), it is rare to find an interesting or simply beautiful (from the point of view of a Russian-speaking person) surname.

The second type includes surnames formed as a result of simple professions. For example, “Inukai” - translated this word means nothing more than “dog breeder”.

The third type includes individual nicknames.

Rare but apt beautiful surnames

Here is a small list of popular, beautiful and unusual surnames:

Akiyama - autumn;
Araki - tree;
Baba is a horse;
Wada - rice field;
Yoshida - happiness;
Yoshikawa - river;
Kaneko - gold;
Mizuno - water;
Suzuki - bell;
Takagi is a tall tree;
Fukui - happiness;
Homma - good luck;
Yano is an arrow.

Common surname

In Japan, surnames have no ancestral affiliation. One surname suits both men and women.

Previously, Japanese law stipulated that husband and wife must have the same surname. Until 1946, only the husband's surname could be family, but the constitution written in the post-war period abolished this inequality. Modern Japanese can choose a surname if they wish, whether for a husband or a wife, but according to the traditions of the old days, spouses settle on the man’s surname.

Interesting Japanese surnames

For Russian people, all Japanese names and surnames seem interesting and unusual. But there are those whose translation sounds like real music.

This is, for example:

Igarashi - 50 storms;
Katayama - wild well;
Kikuchi - chrysanthemum.

Common surnames in Japan

The most popular Japanese surnames in alphabetical order are, of course, offered by the Japanese surname dictionary. Among the surnames:

A- Ando, Arai, Araki, Asano, Akiyama, Asayama.
AND- Imai, Ito, Iwasaki, Iwata, Igarasti, Iida, Inoe, Isis (despite the similarity in sound, she is in no way connected with the ancient Egyptian goddess), Ishihara, Ichikawa.
TO- Kawaguchi, Kawasaki, Kaneko, Kitano.
M- Maruyama, Masuda, Morimoto, Matila.
N- Nakahara, Narita, Nakanishi.
ABOUT- Oyama, Okazaki, Okumura, Ogiva, Ootsuoka.
WITH- Saida, Sato, Sano, Sakurai, Shibada, Shima.
T- Tachibana, Takaki, Takeguchi.
U- Ueda, Uematsu, Ueno, Uchida.
F- Fujii, Fukushima, Fujimomo, Fujiwra
X- Hattori, Hattoti, Hirai, Hirata, Hirosa, Homma, Hori.
C- Tsubaki, Tsuji, Tsuchiya
I- Yamamura, Yano, Yamanaka, Yamamoto, Yamashita, Yamauchi, Yasuda, Yamashita.

And also Enomoto, Yumake are also on the list of popular and widespread ones, according to the data offered by the dictionary of Japanese surnames.

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Japanese names and their meanings. Male and female Japanese names: list

Do you know Japanese names and their meanings? What names are popular in Japan today? We will answer these and other questions in the article. Japanese names these days typically include a family name (family name) followed by a personal name. This practice is common in East and Southeast Asia, including Korean, Thai, Chinese, Vietnamese and other cultures.

Name comparison

Few people know Japanese names and their meanings. The Japanese usually write names using kanji, which in different cases have completely different pronunciations. The current names of Japan can be compared with names present in other cultures. Every Japanese has one surname and one given name without a patronymic, minus the Japanese royal family– its members do not have surnames.

Many people say that the Japanese name meaning "fire" sounds amazing. In Japan, the surname comes first, and then the given name. Meanwhile, in Western languages (sometimes in Russian), Japanese names are written the other way around - first name and last name. This nuance corresponds to the European tradition.

Creating names

Are you interested in Japanese names and their meanings? The Japanese often create names from the characters they have on hand, which is why there are a huge number of unformatted names in the country. Surnames are more ingrained and often rise to place names. In the Japanese language there are significantly more first names than surnames. Female and male names differ due to their typical elements and scheme. Reading Japanese proper names is one of the most intricate parts of the Japanese language.

A little history

So, what are Japanese names and their meanings? As stated above, Japanese names are usually written in kanji. However, parents can sometimes use the Japanese syllabary alphabet katakana and hiragana to write the names of their babies. In addition, in 1985, the list of formally permitted characters for writing Japanese names was expanded, and now people in this country can use Latin characters (Romanji), hentaiganu, syllabaries (man'yōganu), as well as special letters, symbols like % * ^ $ and so on. But in reality, people usually use hieroglyphs.

Previously, in Japan, people were the property of the autocrat, and their surname reflected their role in the directory. For example, Otomo (comrade, big friend). Names were also given so that everyone would know that the person had made a contribution, some great achievement, and so on.

Before the Meiji Restoration common people there were no surnames: if necessary, people used the name of their place of birth. At that time, the Japanese name meaning "Angel" had not yet been invented. After the Meiji reconstruction, the authorities ordered all plebeians to create a surname for themselves. Some people preferred historical names, others came up with fortune telling or turned to priests. This explains the fact that in Japan there are many different surnames, both in spelling and pronunciation, which creates difficulties in reading.

Japanese male names

Many experts study Japanese male names and their meaning. What features do they have? Many of Japan's classic names can be easily read and written, but despite this, most parents choose names with unusual pronunciation and characters. Such names have no unique spelling or reading.

This trend began in 1990. For example, many boys are named after Hiroto. Multivariate readings of this name also emerged: Yamato, Haruto, Taiga, Daito, Taito, Sora, Masato, and all of them began to be used.

Men's names often end in -ro (Ichiro - "son", but also "light", "clear"), -ta (Kenta - "big, fat"), contain "ichi" or "ji" (Jiro - " next"), dai (Daiiti - “big, great”).

Also, in the names of men with a pair of hieroglyphs, their indicator signs are often used.

Japanese female names

Let's look at Japanese female names and their meaning. Most Japanese names have an abstract meaning. As a rule, they use such hieroglyphs as “ma” (truth), “ai” (love), “mi” (beauty), “ti” (mind), “an” (calmness), “yu” (tenderness) ) and others. For the most part, names with such inclusions are given to girls, wanting them to have these qualities in the future.

There are other types of names, including hieroglyphs of plants and animals. Names with the hieroglyphs "deer" or "tiger" were considered to promote health. However, today they are considered outdated and are almost never used. The exception is the hieroglyph “crane”.

Those names that contain hieroglyphs related to vegetation are still often used. For example, “ine” (rice), “take” (bamboo), “hana” (flower), “kiku” (chrysanthemum), “yanagi” (willow), “momo” (peach) and others. There are also names with numerals, but they are few and far between. They most likely originated from ancient custom name girls from noble families in order of birth. Today, among the numerals, the hieroglyphs “nana” (seven), “ti” (thousand), “go” (five), “mi” (three) are usually used.

In Japan, there are also names with connotations of seasons, time of day, natural phenomena and many others. For example, “kumo” (cloud), “yuki” (snow), “asa” (morning), “natsu” (summer).

Sometimes syllabic alphabet are used instead of hieroglyphs. Along with this, the recording of such a name is permanent, unlike words that are written differently (mixed, alphabet, hieroglyphs). So, if a woman’s name is written in hiragana, then it will always be written that way, although according to its meaning it can be written in hieroglyphs. Many Japanese people like the name Megumi - blessed one.

By the way, the inhabitants of the Land of the Rising Sun can, unusually, use foreign names instead of typical ladies' names: Maria, Anna, Rena, Emiri, Rina and others.

Popular names of Japan

The following male names are popular in Japan:

Hiroto (big, flying);
Ren (lotus);
Yuma (calm, honest);
Sora (blue sky);
Yamato (big, peaceful, fat);
Riku (earth, dry land);
Haruto (positive, flying, sunny).

The following female names are considered the most popular in Japan:

Yui (clothing, tie);
Aoi (mallow, geranium, marshmallow);
Yua (love, connect);
Rin (impressive, majestic);
Hina (positive, sunny, vegetable, greens);
Yuina (form, greens, vegetable);
Sakura (sakura);
Mana (greens, vegetable, love);
Saki (bloom, desire).

Japanese nicknames

To form one or a pair of diminutives from each name, you just need to add the nominal suffix -kun or -chan to the stem. There are two types of name stems. The first consists of the full name, for example, Yasunari-chan (Yasunari) or Kimiko-chan (Kimiko).

The second type of stem is an abbreviation of the full name: Ya:-chan (Yasunari), Kii-chan (Kimiko), and so on. This type conveys the more intimate nature of the relationship (for example, between friends).

There are other ways to create diminutive names, for example, a girl named Megumi can be called Kei-chan. In this case, the character that is written first in Megumi's name can be read as Kei.

The Japanese are known to be able to create abbreviations by combining the first pair of syllables of two words. This practice is commonly used when composing the names of celebrities.

So, Kimura Takuya (famous Japanese singer and actor) becomes Kimutaku. Thus, the names of foreign luminaries are sometimes modified: Brad Pitt (pronounced Buraddo Pitto in Japanese) is known as Burapi. Another, less recognized method is to double one or a couple of syllables in a person's name. For example, Mamiko Noto is often called MamiMami.

It is known that in Japan it is customary to address each other by last name. And when addressing a person, the Japanese use nominal suffixes to name or surname.

Japanese emperors

Japanese emperors do not have surnames, and their vital names are taboo and not used in official documents in Japan. Instead, the autocrat is addressed only by his title. When a ruler dies, he is given a posthumous name, which consists of two parts: the name of the righteousness praising him and the tenno title: “lord.” So, if during his lifetime the ruler had the name Mutsuhito, then he will receive a posthumous name - Meiji-tenno (Monarch of Highly Developed Rule).

During the life of the ruler, it is also not customary to address him by name, as this is impolite. Instead, different titles apply. For example, Akihito had a title as a child - Tsugu-no-miya (Infant Tsugu). Similar titles are mostly used when a person has not received a specific name or is an heir.

If a member of the ruler's family turned into an ordinary person, then the emperor gave him a surname. The surname Minamoto was very popular in the Middle Ages. And on the contrary, if an outsider joined the family of the autocrat, his surname was lost. For example, the crowned princess Michiko, before she became the wife of ruler Akihito, was called Michiko Shoda.

The meaning of ladies' names

So, let's study Japanese female names and their meaning in as much detail as possible. Ladies' names differ from men's names in a more understandable translation and easier pronunciation. This is due to the fact that they are mainly read according to kun, and they also have a simple structure. However, sometimes there are deviations from the rules. In Japan, there are the following lady names:

Azumi – protected house;
Azemi – thistle flower;
Ai – love;
Ayano – shades of silk;
Akiko is an autumn child;
Aoi – blue;
Asuka – aroma;
Aya – woven or colorful silk;
Banquo is a child;
Janko is a pure little thing;
June – submissive;
Zhina – silver;
Izumi – source;
Ioko is an ocean child;
Yoshi - fragrant branch;
Kay – respectful;
Kin – gold;
Kemeko – turtle (symbol of long life);
Keori – aroma;
Mizuki is a beautiful moon;
Miko is a beautiful child of blessing;
Miyuki – beautiful happiness;
Meiko - child's dance;
Nobuko is a devoted child;
Natsumi – summer splendor;
Ran – water lily;
Rey – respectful;
Rico is a child of jasmine;
Sora – heaven;
Suzu – signal;
Sengo – coral;
Tomoko – friendly;
Tamiko is a child of abundance;
Uzeji – hare;
Umeko is the child of the blossoming plum tree;
Fuji - wisteria;
Chana – flower or favorite;
Herumi - the splendor of spring;
Chi – intelligence;
Chico is a wise little thing;
Chiesa - morning;
Shizuka – quiet;
Shika – fragile;
Shinju is a pearl;
Eiko is a long-lasting child;
Eiko – beloved baby;
Eri is a blessed prize;
Yuko is a superior, helpful kid;
Yuri - lily;
Yasu - serene;
Yasuko is an honest, peaceful child.

The current names of women and their interpretation show the transformation of the Japanese attitude towards their customs. Previously, the Japanese name meaning "moon", for example, was liked by many parents. It sounded like Mizuki. IN last years The Japanese increasingly began to name their babies after manga or anime characters. This phenomenon has already begun to spread throughout the world.

The meaning of male names

Why are Japanese male names and their meanings of interest to many people? Japanese names for men are one of the most difficult parts of the Japanese language, since it is in them that rare and non-standard readings, as well as surprising variations of individual components, are very popular. There are even cases when the spelling of a name is not related to its pronunciation, and only the native speaker can read it.

The names of men, as well as women, have undergone enormous changes associated with the modification of Japanese values. In Japan, there are the following meanings for male names:

Akayo is a smart man;
Aki – bright, autumn;
Akio is a charmer;
Akira – clear, brilliant;
Akihiko is a colorful prince;
Akihiro – spectacular, scientist, smart;
Aretha is the newest;
Goro is the fifth son;
Jero is the tenth son;
June – obedient;
Daysyuk is a great helper;
Izamu - daring, warrior;
Izao - merit, honor;
Iori – addiction;
Yoshieki – true glory, spectacular success;
Ichiro is the first heir;
Kayoshi – calm;
Ken – healthy and strong;
Kero – ninth son;
Kichiro is a lucky son;
Katsu – triumph;
Makoto – true;
Mitseru – full;
Memoru – protector;
Naoki is an honest tree;
Nobu – faith;
Norayo is a man of principles;
Ozemu - autocrat;
Rio is magnificent;
Raiden - thunder and lightning;
Ryuu – dragon;
Seiji – warning, second (son);
Suzumu – progressive;
Takayuki – noble, filial happiness;
Teruo is a bright person;
Toshi – emergency;
Temotsu – protective, complete;
Tetsuo - dragon man;
Tetsuya is the dragon they transform into (and have his durability and wisdom);
Fumayo is an academic, literary child;
Hideo is a luxurious person;
Hizoka – preserved;
Hiroki - rich fun, strength;
Hechiro is the eighth son;
Shin – true;
Shoichi – correct;
Yukayo is a happy person;
Yuki – grace, snow;
Judei is a great hero;
Yasuhiro – rich honesty;
Yasushi – honest, peaceful.

Beautiful names for Japanese men are usually divided into two types: single-component and multi-component. Names with one element include a verb, as a result of which the name has an ending - y, for example, Mamoru (protector). Or an adjective ending in si, for example, Hiroshi (spacious).

Sometimes you can find names with one sign that have an onic reading. Names composed of a pair of hieroglyphs usually indicate masculinity. For example: son, warrior, man, husband, courageous and so on. Each of these indicators has its own ending.

The structure of such names usually contains a hieroglyph, which reveals how the name should be read. There are also names consisting of three elements. In this episode the indicator will be two-link. For example, “eldest son”, “younger son” and so on. It is rare to meet a person with a three-part name and a one-component indicator. It is rare to find names that contain four components written in Japanese alphabet rather than in hieroglyphs.

Name Shizuka

The Japanese name meaning "dragon" is loved by both locals and foreigners. What does the name Shizuka represent? Interpretation of this name: quiet. The meanings of the letters in this name are as follows:

Ш – developed intuition, impulsiveness, ambition, hard work, independence.
And – intelligence, emotionality, kindness, pessimism, uncertainty, creative inclinations.
Z – independence, developed intuition, intelligence, hard work, pessimism, secrecy.
U – kindness, developed intuition, sincerity, creative inclinations, spirituality, optimism.
K – developed intuition, ambition, impulsiveness, practicality, kindness, sincerity.
A – selfishness, activity, creative inclinations, impulsiveness, ambition, sincerity.

The number of the name Shizuka is 7. It hides the ability to direct abilities into the world of philosophy or art, into religious activity, and the field of science. But the results of the activities of people with this name largely depend on a deep analysis of victories that have already been achieved and on true planning for their own future. Getting to know other people often turns them into leaders and teachers top class. But if they are engaged in commercial or financial affairs, then here they themselves will need someone’s help.

The planet named after Shizuka is Mercury, the element is cold dry air, the zodiac sign is Virgo and Gemini. The color of this name is changeable, variegated, mixed, day - Wednesday, metals - bismuth, mercury, semiconductors, minerals - agate, emerald, topaz, porphyry, rock crystal, glass, sardonyx, plants - parsley, basil, celery, walnut tree, valerian , animals - weasel, monkey, fox, parrot, stork, thrush, nightingale, ibis, lark, flying fish.

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Japanese female names.
Azumi - safe place residence
Azemi - thistle flower
Ay - love
Ayano - silk colors
Akemi - bright beauty
Aki - autumn, bright

Akane - shiny, red
Amaterezu - bright across the skies
Amaya - evening rain
Aoi - blue
Arizu - noble appearance
Asuka - fragrance
Asemi - morning beauty

Ayako is an academic child
Ayam - iris
Banquo - literary child
Janko is a pure child
June - obedient
Zhina - silver
Izumi - fountain
Izenemi - a woman who invites
Yoko is an ocean child, a confident child
Yoshi - fragrant branch, good bay
Yoshiko - fragrant, good, noble child
Yoshshi - good
Kam - turtle (symbol of long life)
Kayao - beautiful generation, increase generation
Keiko is a happy, respectful child
Kay - respectful
Kyoko is a pure child
Kiku - chrysanthemum
Kimi - short for names starting with "Kimi"
Kimiko - history's beautiful child, dear child, ruling child
Kin - gold
Kyoko - child of the capital
Kotoun - the sound of a harp
Koheku - amber
Kumiko is a beautiful, long-lasting child
Kaed - maple
Kezu - branch, blessed, harmonious
Kazuko is a harmonious child
Kazumi - harmonious beauty
Cameo - turtle (symbol of long life)
Kemeko - turtle (symbol of long life)
Keori - fragrance
Keoru - fragrance
Katsumi - victorious beauty
Marie - beloved
Megumi - blessed one
Miwa - beautiful harmony, three rings
Midori - green
Mizuki - beautiful moon
Mizeki - flower of beauty
Miyoko is a beautiful generation child, the third generation child
Mika - first sound
Miki - beautiful tree, three trees
Miko - beautiful blessing child
Minori - a beautiful harbor, a village of beautiful areas
Mineko is a beautiful child
Mitsuko - full child (blessings), bright child
Miho - beautiful bay
Michi - trail
Michiko - a child on the right path, a thousand beauties of a child
Miyuki - beautiful happiness
Miyako is a beautiful child in March
Mommo - peach
Momo - a hundred blessings, a hundred rivers
Momoko - baby peach
Moriko - forest child
Madoka - calm
Mezumi - increased beauty, true purity
Maseko - correct, manage the child
Mazami - correct, graceful beauty
May - dance
Meiko - child's dance
Meyumi - true bow, true absorbed beauty
Maki - true report, tree
Maine - true
Menami - the beauty of love
Mariko is the true reason baby
Masa - shortening for names starting with "Masa"
Nana - seven
Naoki - honest tree
Naomi is beauty first and foremost
Nobuko - a devoted child
Nori - short for names starting with "Nori"
Noriko is a child of principles
Neo - honest
Neoko is an honest child
Natsuko - year old child
Natsumi - summer beauty
Ran - water lily
Reiko is a beautiful, polite child
Rey is polite
Ren - water lily
Rika - rated flavor
Rico - Jasmine's child
Ryoko is a good child
Sake - cape
Setsuko is a moderate child
Sora - sky
Suzu - call
Suzumu - progressive
Suzyum - sparrow
Sumiko is a clear, thinking child, a pure child
Sayeri - small lily
Sekera - cherry blossom
Sekiko - blooming child, earlier child
Sengo - coral
Sechiko is a happy child
Teruko is a bright child
Tomiko - the child who preserved beauty
Tomoko - friendly, wise child
Toshi - emergency
Toshiko is a child of many years, a priceless child
Tsukiko - moon child
Takeko - tall, noble child
Takera - treasure
Tamiko - child of abundance
Uzeji - rabbit
Umeko - child of the plum blossom
Ume-elv - plum blossom
Fuji - wisteria
Fumiko - child, keeping

Filicia latitude

Surnames: Sato: assistant + glitz
２Suzuki 鈴木bell (bell) + tree
３Takahashi 高橋high+bridge
４Tanaka田中rice field+middle
５Watanabe渡辺／渡邊cross over+surroundings
６Ito: 伊藤I+wisteria
７Yamamoto 山本mountain+base
８Nakamura中村middle+village
9Kobayashi小林small forest
10Kato: 加藤add+wisteria
11Yoshida吉田happiness+rice field
12Yamada山田mountain+rice field
13Sasaki佐々木helpers+tree
14Yamaguchi山口mountain+mouth, entrance
15Saito: 斎藤／齋藤purification (religious) + wisteria
16Matsumoto松本pine+base
17Inoe井上well+top
18Kimura木村tree+village
19Hayashi林forest
20Shimizu清水pure water
21Yamazaki／Yamasaki山崎mountain+cape
22Mori森forest
23Abe 阿部criminal, shadow; sector;
24Ikeda池田pond+rice field
25Hashimoto橋本bridge+base
26 Yamashita 山下mountain+under, bottom
27Ishikawa石川stone+river
28Nakajima／Nakashima中島middle+island
29Maeda前田behind+rice field
30Fujita藤田wisteria+rice field
31Ogawa小川small river
32Goto: 後藤behind, future+wisteria
33Okada岡田hill+rice field
34Hasegawa 長谷川long+valley+river
35Murakami村上village+top
36Condo近藤close+wisteria
37Ishii石井stone+well
38Saito: 斉藤／齊藤equal+wisteria
39Sakamoto坂本slope+base
40Iendo: 遠藤distant+wisteria
41Aoki 青木green, young+tree
42 Fuji 藤井wisteria+well
43Nishimura西村west+village
44Fukuda福田happiness, prosperity+rice field
45Oota太田large+rice field
46Miura三浦three bays
47Okamoto岡本hill+base
48Matsuda松田pine+rice field
49Nakagawa中川middle+river
50Nakano中野middle+[uncultivated] field; plain
51Harada 原田plain, field; steppe+rice field
52Fujiwara藤原wisteria+plain, field; steppe
53It is 小野small+[uncultivated] field; plain
54 Tamura 田村rice field+village
55Takeuchi竹内bamboo+inside
56Kaneko金子gold+child
57Wada和田harmony+rice field
58Nakayama中山middle+mountain
59Isis石田stone+rice field
60Ueda/Ueta上田top+rice field
61Morita森田forest+rice field
62Hara 原plain, field; steppe
63Shibata柴田brush+rice field
64Sakai 酒井alcohol+well
65Kudo: 工藤worker+wisteria
66Yokoyama横山side, side of the mountain
67Miyazaki宮崎temple, palace+cape
68 Miyamoto 宮本 temple, palace + base
69Uchida内田inside+rice field
70Takagi 高木tall tree
71Ando: 安藤calm+wisteria
72Taniguchi 谷口valley+mouth, entrance
73Ооо 大野large+[uncultivated] field; plain
74Maruyama丸山round+mountain
75Imai今井now+well
76Takada／ Takata高田high+rice field
77Fujimoto藤本wisteria+base
78 Takeda 武田military+rice field
79Murata村田village+rice field
80Ueno 上野top+[uncultivated] field; plain
81Sugiyama杉山Japanese cedar+mountain
82Masuda増田enlarge+rice field
83Sugawara 菅原sedge+plain, field; steppe
84Hirano 平野flat+[uncultivated] field; plain
85Ootsuka大塚big+hill
86Kojima小島small+island
87Chiba 千葉thousand leaves
88Kubo久保long+maintain
89Matsui松井pine+well
90Iwasaki岩崎rock+cape
91Sakurai桜井／櫻井sakura+well
92Kinoshita木下wood+under, bottom
93Noguchi 野口[uncultivated] field; plain+mouth, entrance
94Matsuo松尾pine+tail
95Nomura 野村[uncultivated] field; plain+village
96Kikuchi菊地chrysanthemum+earth
97Sano佐野helper+[uncultivated] field; plain
98Oonishi大西big west
99Sugimoto杉本Japanese cedar+roots
100Arai新井new well
101Hamada浜田／濱田shore+rice field
102Ichikawa市川city+river
103Furukawa古川old river
104Mizuno 水野water+[uncultivated] field; plain
105Komatsu小松small pine
106Shimada島田island+rice field
107Koyama小山small mountain
108Takano 高野high+[uncultivated] field; plain
109Yamauchi山内mountain+inside
110Nishida西田west+rice field
111Kikuchi菊池chrysanthemum+pond
112Nishikawa西川west+river
113Igarashi五十嵐50 storms
114Kitamura北村north+village
115Yasuda安田calm+rice field
116Nakata／ Nakada中田middle+rice field
117Kawaguchi川

Emina kulieva

Azumi is a safe place to live
Azemi - thistle flower
Ay - love
Ayano - silk colors
Akemi - bright beauty
Aki - autumn, bright
Akiko - autumn child or a smart child
Akira - bright, clear, dawn
Akane - shiny, red
Amaterezu - bright across the skies
Amaya - evening rain
Aoi - blue
Arizu - noble appearance
Asuka - fragrance
Asemi - morning beauty
Atsuko is a hardworking, warm child
Aya - colorful or woven silk
Ayaka - colorful flower, fragrant summer
Ayako is an academic child
Ayam - iris

Composing a harmonious combination of surname and given name for the Japanese is a complex science with long traditions. In Japan, there is a special set of names consisting of more than two thousand hieroglyphs. Until now, parents turn to specialists - compilers of Japanese names. Usually the names of boys and girls living in the same village are never repeated.

There is no concept of “namesake” in Japan. The concept of “fashionable names” did not exist among the Japanese, with the exception of “ordinal” male names. This may be due to the fact that the Japanese use their surnames much more often than their personal names.

First Last Name, then First Name
Japanese names consist of two parts: the family name, which is written and pronounced first, and the personal name, which, according to Eastern tradition, comes second. Modern Japanese often write their names in “European order” (personal name and then clan surname) if they write them in Romaji (Latin) or Kiriji (Cyrillic). For convenience, the Japanese sometimes write their surname in capital letters so that it is not confused with their given name.

Europeans, who rarely pay attention to the etymology of their own names, constantly face difficulties associated with reading, translating and transcribing Japanese names and surnames. Modern Japanese can tell you how to read their names, but they do not always dare to translate the nominal characters into foreign languages. The Japanese are creative when it comes to the names of foreigners: Svetlana may not recognize herself in “Suetorana” or Carmen will not immediately respond to the Japanese “Karumen”.
How did the surnames come about?
Until the second half of the 19th century, only aristocrats (kuge) and samurai (bushi) had surnames in Japan. The rest of the Japanese population went by personal names and nicknames. The number of aristocratic families in Japan is limited and has remained unchanged since antiquity. The most noble clans Japanese aristocrats- Fujiwara clan, common name "Gosetsuke": Konoe, Takashi, Kujo, Ichijo and Gojo. In modern Japan, there are about one hundred thousand surnames, of which more than seventy thousand appeared only 130 years ago.

During the Meiji era ("Enlightened Reign") from 1868–1911. Emperor Mutsuhito ordered all Japanese peasants, artisans and merchants to choose any surname. Some Japanese, instead of their surname, wrote down the name of the city or village in which they lived, others “for the surname” took the name of the store or workshop in which they worked. Creative people came up with sonorous surnames for themselves.

Most of the surnames of modern Japanese are associated with peasant life, rice growing and processing. For example, the surname Hakamada consists of two characters: “hakama” (the lower part of a traditional Japanese suit, men’s pants or a woman’s skirt) and “da” (“rice field”). Judging by the “peasant” meaning of the hieroglyphs, it can be assumed that Irina Khakamada’s ancestors were field workers.
In Japan, you can meet people with the common surname Ito and exactly the same name Ito (translated as “dandy, dandy, Italy”). But such coincidences are very rare.
The only exception is Emperor Akihito ("Showing Mercy") and his family members. The “symbol of the nation” of Japan never had a surname.
Samurai names
In the 12th century, the first military usurper in the history of Japan was the shogun-samurai Minamoto no Yoritomo, or Yoritomo of the Minamoto clan (translated as “source”), who marked the beginning of the formation of a privileged samurai class.
Samurai chose their personal names depending on their life circumstances: promotion, relocation due to service, etc. The fall of the last Tokugawa ("River of Virtue") shogunate and the transfer of power to Emperor Mutsuhito secured the exclusive privileges of the military for many years.
Until the 19th century, in addition to complete impunity and the possibility of easy money, samurai had the right to give names to their vassals. The names of samurai servants and peasants were often given “in order”: Ichiro - first son, Jiro - second, Saburo - third, Shiro - fourth, Goro - fifth, etc. In addition to “-ro”, the suffixes “-emon”, “-ji”, “-zo”, “-suke”, “-be” were used.

Modern Japanese male names also carry information about the “serial number” of the son in the family. The suffixes “-ichi” and “-kazu” (“first son”), “-ji” (“second son”) and “-zo” (“third son”) are still often used in Japanese male names.
It is not customary for the emperors of Japan to be called the same and distinguished by serial number, like commoners. According to the old tradition, the names of Japanese emperors are composed with the second character “compassion, mercy, sympathy.” Emperor Mutsuhito's name is a combination of two characters for "friendly, warm" and "compassionate". Emperor Hirohito, who ruled Japan from 1926 to 1989, was raised by samurai, veterans of the Russo-Japanese War.

After the collapse of the empire, the nuclear bombing of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the complete and unconditional surrender of Hirohito (approximately “Abundant Mercy”), in a state of “deep shock,” showed compassion for own people, appealed to the mercy of the victors and renounced his divine origin.
Since the 19th and 20th centuries, wealthy and influential samurai have retained the highest positions in civil and military government. Others became the founders of Japanese entrepreneurship. Part of the creative intelligentsia was formed from the samurai environment. All personal names of aristocrats and high-ranking samurai consisted of two hieroglyphs with a “noble” meaning.

For example, the name of the son of military instructor Kurosawa (“Black Swamp”) Akira (“light”, “clear”) can be roughly translated into Russian as “light in the darkness” or “illumination”. Perhaps only thanks to the aptly given name, an artist by training, Akira Kurosawa became a director, a classic of Japanese and world cinema, changing our understanding of the world (“swamp”).
Most Japanese girl names end in "-ko" ("child") or "-mi" ("beauty"). Japanese women are often given names associated with everything beautiful, pleasant and feminine, graceful.
Unlike male names, female names are usually written not in “solemn” characters, but simply in hiragana (the Japanese alphabet used to write Chinese and Japanese words).
So, new list names
New generations of educated Japanese parents have long sought to expand the old list of personal characters in order to create completely new, interesting and original names for their children. In September 2004, the Japanese received an additional list - more than 500 hieroglyphs to compile official name little Japanese.

The new list of personal characters, compiled in the offices of the Japanese Ministry of Justice, included very extravagant characters. Among the “new products” appeared hieroglyphs with strange meanings for names: “beetle”, “frog”, “spider”, “turnip”.
The child-loving Japanese were seriously indignant. Then the Japanese Ministry of Justice urgently announced that from the new name list several strange hieroglyphs were excluded: “cancer tumor”, “prostitute”, “buttock”, “hemorrhoids”, “curse”, “debauchery”, “malice”, etc. Some citizens of the Land of the Rising Sun reacted to the “name scandal” with complete indifference .

In modern Japan, every adult Japanese can take a pseudonym, and after death, almost all Japanese receive new, posthumous names (kaimyo), which are written on a special wooden tablet (ihai) - the embodiment of the spirit of the deceased. Most Japanese believe in reincarnation and try not to worry about the fleeting little things in life, even something as important as a personal name. Perhaps this is why the Japanese rarely give their children the names of their venerable ancestors.
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Common Japanese surnames and their meanings

The following table provides a list of the most common Japanese surnames along with characters, readings and their meanings in Russian as of April 2010.

As already written in the article about Japanese names, you may notice that most Japanese surnames mean various rural landscapes.

Position of the surname Japanese surnames in Russian Japanese surnames in hieroglyphs Meanings of the hieroglyphs of Japanese surnames １ Sato: 佐藤 assistant+wisteria ２ Suzuki 鈴木 bell (bell)+tree ３ Takahashi 高橋 tall+bridge ４ Tanaka 田中 rice field+ middle ５ Watanabe 渡辺／渡邊 cross over+surroundings ６ Ito: 伊藤 And+wisteria ７ Yamamoto 山本 mountain+base ８ Nakamura 中村 middle+village 9 Kobayashi 小林 small forest 10 Kato: 加藤 add+wisteria 11 Yoshida 吉田 happiness+rice field 12 Yamada 山田 mountain+rice field 13 Sasaki 佐々木 helpers+ tree 14 Yamaguchi 山口 mountain+mouth, entrance 15 Saito: 斎藤／齋藤 purification (religious) +wisteria 16 Matsumoto 松本 pine+base 17 Inoe 井上 well+top 18 Kimura 木村 tree+village 19 Hayashi 林 forest 20 Shimizu 清水 clear water 21 Yamazaki ／ Yamasaki 山崎 mountain+cape 22 Mori 森 forest 23 Abe 阿部 corner, shadow; sector; 24 Ikeda 池田 pond+rice field 25 Hashimoto 橋本 bridge+base 26 Yamashita 山下 mountain+under, bottom 27 Ishikawa 石川 rock+river 28 Nakajima／Nakashima 中島 middle+island 29 Maeda 前田 behind+rice field 30 Fujita藤田 wisteria+rice field 31 Ogawa 小川 small river 32 Goto: 後藤 behind, future+wisteria 33 Okada 岡田 hill+rice field 34 Hasegawa 長谷川 long+valley+river 35 Murakami 村上 village+top 36 Kondo 近藤 close+wisteria 37 Ishii 石井 stone+ well 38 Saito: 斉藤／齊藤 equal+wisteria 39 Sakamoto 坂本 slope+base 40 Iendo: 遠藤 distant+wisteria 41 Aoki 青木 green, young+tree 42 Fujii 藤井 wisteria+well 43 Nishimura 西村 west+village 44 Fukuda福田 happiness, prosperity + rice field 45 Oota 太田 large+rice field 46 Miura 三浦 three bays 47 Okamoto 岡本 hill+base 48 Matsuda 松田 pine+rice field 49 Nakagawa 中川 middle+river 50 Nakano 中野 middle+[uncultivated] field; plain 51 Harada 原田 plain, field; steppe+rice field 52 Fujiwara 藤原 wisteria+plain, field; steppe 53 It 小野 small+[uncultivated] field; plain 54 Tamura 田村 rice field+village 55 Takeuchi 竹内 bamboo+inside 56 Kaneko 金子 gold+child 57 Wada 和田 harmony+rice field 58 Nakayama 中山 middle+mountain 59 Ishida 石田 stone+rice field 60 Ueda/Uet a 上田 top+rice field 61 Morita 森田 forest+rice field 62 Hara 原 plain, field; steppe 63 Shibata 柴田 brushwood+rice field 64 Sakai 酒井 alcohol+well 65 Kudo: 工藤 worker+wisteria 66 Yokoyama 横山 side, side of the mountain 67 Miyazaki 宮崎 temple, palace+cape 68 Miyamoto 宮本 temple, palace+foundation 6 9 Uchida 内田 inside+rice field 70 Takagi 高木 tall tree 71 Ando: 安藤 calm+wisteria 72 Taniguchi 谷口 valley+mouth, entrance 73 Oono 大野 large+[uncultivated] field; plain 74 Maruyama 丸山 round+mountain 75 Imai 今井 now+well 76 Takada／ Takata 高田 tall+rice field 77 Fujimoto 藤本 wisteria+base 78 Takeda 武田 military+rice field 79 Murata 村田 village+rice field 80 Ueno上野 top+[uncultivated] field; plain 81 Sugiyama 杉山 Japanese cedar+mountain 82 Masuda 増田 increase+rice field 83 Sugawara 菅原 sedge+plain, field; steppe 84 Hirano 平野 flat+[uncultivated] field; plain 85 Ootsuka 大塚 large+hill 86 Kojima 小島 small+island 87 Chiba 千葉 thousand leaves 88 Kubo 久保 long+support 89 Matsui 松井 pine+well 90 Iwasaki 岩崎 rock+cape 91 Sakurai 桜井／櫻井 sakura+well 92 Kinoshita 木下 tree+under , bottom 93 Noguchi 野口 [uncultivated] field; plain+mouth, entrance 94 Matsuo 松尾 pine+tail 95 Nomura 野村 [uncultivated] field; plain+village 96 Kikuchi 菊地 chrysanthemum+earth 97 Sano 佐野 assistant+[uncultivated] field; plain 98 Oonishi 大西 great west 99 Sugimoto 杉本 Japanese cedar+roots 100 Arai 新井 new well 101 Hamada 浜田／濱田 shore+rice field 102 Ichikawa 市川 city+river 103 Furukawa 古川 old river 10 4 Mizuno 水野 water+[uncultivated] field; plain 105 Komatsu 小松 small pine 106 Shimada 島田 island+rice field 107 Koyama 小山 small mountain 108 Takano 高野 high+[uncultivated] field; plain 109 Yamauchi 山内 mountain+inside 110 Nishida 西田 west+rice field 111 Kikuchi 菊池 chrysanthemum+pond 112 Nishikawa 西川 west+river 113 Igarashi 五十嵐 50 storms 114 Kitamura 北村 north+country Yevnya 115 Yasuda 安田 calm+rice field 116 Nakata／ Nakada 中田 middle +rice field 117 Kawaguchi 川口 river+mouth, entrance 118 Hirata 平田 flat+rice field 119 Kawasaki 川崎 river+cape 120 Iida 飯田 boiled rice, food+rice field 121 Yoshikawa 吉川 happiness+river 122 Honda 本田 base +rice field 123 Kubota 久保田 long+maintain+rice field 124 Sawada 沢田／澤田 swamp+rice field 125 Tsuji 辻 street 126 Seki 関／關 Outpost; barrier 127 Yoshimura 吉村 happiness+village 128 Watanabe 渡部 cross over+part; sector; 129 Iwata 岩田 rock+rice field 130 Nakanishi 中西 west+middle 131 Hattori 服部 clothes, subdue+ part; sector; 132 Higuchi 樋口 gutter; drain+mouth, entrance 133 Fukushima 福島 happiness, well-being+island 134 Kawakami 川上 river+top 135 Nagai 永井 eternal well 136 Matsuoka 松岡 pine+hill 137 Taguchi 田口 rice floor+mouth 138 Yamanaka 山中 mountain+middle 139 Morimoto 森本 forest+base 140 Tsuchiya 土屋 land+house 141 Yano 矢野 arrow+[uncultivated] field; plain 142 Hirose 広瀬／廣瀬 wide fast current 143 Ozawa 小沢／小澤 small swamp 144 Akiyama 秋山 autumn+mountain 145 Ishihara 石原 stone+plain, field; steppe 146 Matsushita 松下 pine+under, bottom 147 Baba 馬場 horse+place 148 Oohashi 大橋 big bridge 149 Matsuura 松浦 pine+boom

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Japanese surnames

Japanese surnames

Japanese full name, as a rule, consists of a family name (surname), followed by a personal name. According to tradition in Japan, the surname comes first, and then the given name. This is a common practice in East and Southeast Asia, including Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai and several other cultures.

Modern Japanese often write their names in European order (personal name, and then surname of the clan), if they write in Latin or Cyrillic.

All Japanese people have a single surname and a single given name. no middle name, except for the Japanese imperial family, whose members do not have a surname.

The first law on Japanese names and surnames appeared at the beginning of the Meiji era - in 1870. According to this law, every Japanese was required to choose a surname for himself. Most of the surnames created at that time come from the names of the area of residence. And many Japanese surnames represent various rural landscapes.

Japanese surnames (list)

Akiyama

Asano

Asayama

Arai

Araki

Vada

Watanabe

Yoshimura

Ikeda

Imai

Inoe

Isis

Ishikawa

Katsura

Kido

Kimura

Kita

Kitano

Kobayashi

Kojima

Condo

Kubo

Kubota

Kuroki

Maruyama

Machida

Matsuda

Matsui

Maeda

Minami

Miura

Morimoto

Morita

Murakami

Murata

Nagai

Nakai

Nakagawa

Nakada

Nakamura

Nakano

Nakahara

Nakayama

Narazaki

Ogawa

Ozawa

Okada

Oonisi

Oono

Oyama

Sawada

Sakai

Sakamoto

Sano

Shibata

Suzuki

Taguchi

Takano

Tamura

Tanaka

Tanigawa

Takahashi

Tachibana

Takeda

Uchida

Ueda

Uematsu

Fujita

Fuji

Fujimoto

Fukushima

Hara

Hattori

Hayashi

Hirano

Honda

Hoshino

Tsubaki

Enomoto

Yamada

Yamaki

Yamanaka

Yamasaki

Yamamoto

Yamamura

Yamashita

Yamauchi

Yasuda

The most common Japanese surnames

Suzuki (Wooden bell)

Watanabe (Walk around the neighborhood)

Tanaka (Centre)

Yamamoto (Foot of the Mountain)

Takahashi (High Bridge)

Kobayashi ( Little forest)

Murakami (Village Head)

Nakamura (Village Center)

Kuroki ( Ebony)

Oonisi (Greater West)

Hashimoto (bridge)

Miura (three bays)

Takano (plain)

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