Japanese Names Meaning Historical
16 Japanese names whose kanji lean on clan names and old naming styles. This spans first names and surnames, boys, girls and unisex — use the generator to filter to just one.
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藤原
Fujiwara · ふじわら
Wisteria field — an ancient noble clan Heian
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源三郎
Genzaburō · げんざぶろう
An old samurai-era style name Sengoku
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姫
Hime · ひめ
Princess Heian
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一郎
Ichirō · いちろう
First son — a classic old-style given name
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伊藤
Itō · いとう
Of the wisteria clan Heian
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加藤
Katō · かとう
Adding to the wisteria clan Heian
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源
Minamoto · みなもと
Origin, source — a famed samurai clan Heian
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武蔵
Musashi · むさし
An old provincial name, later a warrior’s name Sengoku
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龍馬
Ryōma · りょうま
Dragon horse Edo
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真田
Sanada · さなだ
True rice field — a famed samurai clan Sengoku
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佐藤
Satō · さとう
Helper of the wisteria clan Heian
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静
Shizuka · しずか
Quiet, calm Kamakura
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平
Taira · たいら
Flat, peaceful — a famed samurai clan Heian
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徳川
Tokugawa · とくがわ
Virtue river — the shogunate clan Edo
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巴
Tomoe · ともえ
A swirling crest; a famed woman warrior’s name Kamakura
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大和
Yamato · やまと
Great harmony; the old poetic name for Japan