Naming a Half-japanese Baby Girl Posted: 02-04-07 23:00pm
Hi! I´m expecting my first baby girl,
but I am unsure about the name! Me and
my husband are half-canadian and
half-japanese. I have a japanese middle
name. I suffered a lot when I was young
because people made fun of my japanese
name and my sister too(my name is helene
kokoro and my sister is maria kayano) so I
am unsure if I should give a japanese
middle name for her, but I want her to be
proud of her culture. My husband likes a
english name and a japanese middle name,
or a middle name that works for both
countries. I´m thinking about iori
(five fabrics), sakuya (blooming
generation), suzua (love bell), mami (true
beauty), sua (love child (different
spelling of aiko). For first names I
like: kaylynn, erica, may, emily, cheryl,
christina. The child surname will be
satou-kavanagh.
Thanks!
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anttm04
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Posted: 02-04-07 23:10pm
I like kaylynne aiko..(when I was very
little we lived in okinawa...My beloved
babysitter's name was aiko, so I am
partial..Haha)..I think japanese names are
beautiful.
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lil_blaze2004
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Posted: 02-06-07 17:22pm
I think now a days too people are used to
"different" names so I don't think your
daughter will get teased the way your sis
did.
I like ant's suggestion, I also like
kayleen iori. Sounds so pretty.
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AyaMiyaki
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Posted: 02-06-07 19:38pm
My daughter has a .Japanese middle name.
Although my husband and I are both white,
we both love .Japanese culture. I also
have a full-blooded .Japanese aunt, so we
wanted our child's name to reflect our
love and respect for .Japan. My husband
chose .Kaida, which is a female name
meaning "little dragon". Our daughter is
a firecracker, so it ended up suiting her
well!
i agree with the other posts that it's
unlikely your child will be teased much
now. People, young and older alike, are
getting used to things being unique.
Originality is the new "normal". Good
luck!
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mylittletreasure
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Posted: 02-12-07 05:04am
I love japanese names,.. I like christina
iori, it's very beautiful
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DLosGirl82
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Posted: 03-11-07 19:06pm
What about Amaya? I believe in Japanese it
means "night rain"...I always thought it
was such a pretty name, and a cool
meaning!
