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Japanese names beginning with Ya (や)

Source-recorded given-name readings whose indexed romanization begins with Ya. Contracted kana variants are grouped with the same base reading family where appropriate.

149 name readingsCurrent page contains 344 recorded spelling links across 48 readings.
Given name · mixed records

Yamato

10 recorded spellings

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Given name

Yasumichi

10 recorded spellings

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Given name · male

Yasunosuke

10 recorded spellings

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Given name · male

Yasutarō

10 recorded spellings

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Given name

Yasuto

10 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Yachiyo

9 recorded spellings

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Given name

Yasuchika

9 recorded spellings

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Given name · male

Yasutada

9 recorded spellings

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Yasutsugu

9 recorded spellings

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Yasuya

9 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Yaeka

8 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Yao

8 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Yaoko

8 recorded spellings

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Yasoji

8 recorded spellings

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Yasukata

8 recorded spellings

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Yasukiyo

8 recorded spellings

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Yasumaro

8 recorded spellings

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Yasumoto

8 recorded spellings

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Given name · male

Yasunaga

8 recorded spellings

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Yasunao

8 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Yayoe

8 recorded spellings

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Given name · male

Yaichirō

7 recorded spellings

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Given name · male

Yanosuke

7 recorded spellings

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Given name · male

Yasuichi

7 recorded spellings

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Given name · male

Yasumori

7 recorded spellings

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Yasuomi

7 recorded spellings

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Yasusada

7 recorded spellings

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Given name

Yasuteru

7 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Yayako

7 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Yayoko

7 recorded spellings

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Given name · male

Yajirō

6 recorded spellings

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Given name

Yakō

6 recorded spellings

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Given name · male

Yasuichirō

6 recorded spellings

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Given name

Yasuke

6 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Yasura

6 recorded spellings

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Given name

Yasutami

6 recorded spellings

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Given name · male

Yatarō

6 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Yatsuko

6 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Yachiho

5 recorded spellings

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Given name

Yaichi

5 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Yaiko

5 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Yanagi

5 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Yaone

5 recorded spellings

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Given name · mixed records

Yashio

5 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Yashiro

5 recorded spellings

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Given name

Yasuie

5 recorded spellings

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Given name

Yasuma

5 recorded spellings

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Given name · male

Yasusaburō

5 recorded spellings

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This collection is based on the opening dictionary reading. It does not say that the names have the same meaning, origin, gender, or popularity.

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