Japanese Female Names 



latter category belong such names of felicitation 

 as Miyo and Masayo. 



MISCELLANEOUS NAMES EXPRESSING PERSONAL 

 QUALITIES, OR PARENTAL HOPES 



O-Atsu " The Generous," liberal. 



O-Cbika .... " Closely Dear." 



O-Cbika . . . . " Thousand Rejoicings." 



O-Cbd "The Long," probably in refer- 

 ence to life. 



O-Dai "Great." 



O-Den " Transmission," bequest from 



ancestors, tradition. 



O-E "Fortunate." 



O-Ei "Prosperity." 



O-En "Charm." 



O-En " Prolongation," of life. 



O-Etsu "Surpassing." 



O-Etsit " The Playful," merry, joyous. 



O-Fuku . . . . " Good Luck." 



O-Gen "Source," spring, fountain. 



O-Haya .... " The Quick," light, nimble. 



O-Hidi " Superior." 



Hideyo " Superior Generations." 



O-Hiro " The Broad." 



O-Hisa " The Long. "(?) 



Isamu "The Vigorous," spirited, robust. 



O-Jin " Superexcellent." 



Kameyo . . . . " Generations-of-the-Tortoise." 



O-Kane 1 .... " The Doubly-Accomplished." 



1 From the strange verb kaneru, signifying-, to do two things at the 



same time. 



