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Recently I came across this article that discussed about the most popular “Kira kira \u00a0names (\u304d\u3089\u304d\u3089\u3000\u30cd\u30fc\u30e0)” for 2015. \u00a0I was surprised to find out how the popular baby names have changed in recent years in Japan. If you are not familiar with Kira Kira names, these are names that sound totally different from traditional Japanese names, they literally mean “twinkly” and “shiny.” \u00a0Most of these names are names of popular characters from animation, manga, movies and games. Kanji’s applied to these names are almost forced to be pronounced in certain ways even though each of the character is never to be pronounced in that way. This is called, “Ateji(\u5f53\u3066\u5b57\u3001\u3042\u3066\u3058)” that are Kanji’s phonetically to represent native or borrowed words without regard to the underlying meaning of the characters.<\/p>\n
People in Japan often name their children based on the “hope” or “wish” that they want their children to carry on. Traditionally each name has its own special meaning given by their parents. Names are not just the way it sounds, it goes deeper in that it always reflects love of their parents.<\/p>\n
In my opinion, these Kira kira names that were popular for 2015 all sound like they were just put together because they sound “popular” or “cool” influenced by famous characters, etc. But don’t get me wrong, I don’t think there is any parents out there who doesn’t care about their children, so there must be some meaning associated with each name.<\/p>\n
Here are the 2015 most popular Kira kira names.<\/p>\n
*Keep in mind that English name for each name below is actually how it is pronounced in “Japanese”.<\/p>\n
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1\u4f4d\u300c\u7687\u5e1d\u300d\uff08\u3057\u3044\u3056\u3042\u306a\u3069\uff09 – Caesar<\/p>\n
2\u4f4d\u300c\u661f\u51db\u300d\uff08\u3042\u304b\u308a\u3001\u304d\u3089\u308a\uff09- Akari, Kirari<\/p>\n
3\u4f4d\u300c\u611b\u7fd4\u300d\uff08\u3089\u3076\u306f\u306a\u3069\uff09- Loveha<\/p>\n
4\u4f4d\u300c\u714c\u4eba\u300d\uff08\u304d\u3089\u3068\u3001\u3042\u304d\u3068\uff09- Kirato, Akito<\/p>\n
5\u4f4d\u300c\u6c38\u604b\u300d\uff08\u3048\u308c\u3093\uff09- Ellen<\/p>\n
6\u4f4d\u300c\u7a7a\u84bc\u300d\uff08\u304f\u3046\u3001\u3042\u305b\u3044\uff09- Khu, Asei<\/p>\n
7\u4f4d\u300c\u611b\u8389\u300d\uff08\u3089\u3076\u308a\u306a\u3069\uff09- Lovely<\/p>\n
8\u4f4d\u300c\u6d77\u97f3\u300d\uff08\u307e\u308a\u3093\u306a\u3069\uff09-Marin<\/p>\n
9\u4f4d\u300c\u78a7\u7a7a\u300d\uff08\u307f\u3089\u3093\u306a\u3069\uff09- Miran<\/p>\n
10\u4f4d\u300c\u4e03\u6d77\u300d\uff08\u307e\u308a\u3093\u306a\u3069\uff09\u3000-Marin<\/p>\n
Source:\u00a0http:\/\/news.livedoor.com\/article\/detail\/10852553\/<\/p>\n
The first one, Ceaser is the one caught my eyes. It sounds so unique in that it doesn’t sound like Japanese name at all.<\/p>\n
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I found some of other Kira kira names that are totally unusual. Check these out..<\/p>\n
\u4e3b\u4eba\u516c\uff08\u3072\u30fc\u308d\u30fc\uff09- Hero<\/p>\n
\u5f25\u6709\u4e8c\uff08\u307f\u3085\u3046\u3064\u30fc\uff09-Mutu (Yes, Pokemon character)<\/p>\n
\u8a95\u751f\uff08\u3070\u30fc\u3059\uff09- Birth<\/p>\n
\u611b\u4eba\uff08\u306f\u3042\u3068\uff09- Heart<\/p>\n
\u767d\u96ea\uff08\u3072\u3081\uff09- Hime<\/p>\n
\u5927\u8cc0\u5bff\uff08\u305f\u3044\u304c\u30fc\u3059\uff09- Tigars<\/p>\n
\u8056\u95d8\uff08\u305b\u3044\u3093\u3068\uff09- Saint<\/p>\n
\u96e8\u5b58\uff08\u3042\u307e\u305e\u3093\uff09-Amazon<\/p>\n
\u6e09\u611b\u4eba\uff08\u3075\u3041\u3044\u3068\uff09- fight<\/p>\n
\u521d\u73e0\uff08\u3046\u3043\u3063\u3057\u3085\uff09- Wish<\/p>\n
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I am not sure how many of Japanese kids out there actually have these names, but they are totally unique. \u00a0Do you like these names for your babies?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Recently I came across this article that discussed about the most popular “Kira kira \u00a0names (\u304d\u3089\u304d\u3089\u3000\u30cd\u30fc\u30e0)” for 2015. \u00a0I was surprised to find out how the popular baby names have changed in recent years in Japan. If you are not familiar with Kira Kira names, these are names that sound totally different from traditional…<\/p>\n