142 Shado wings 



O-Kono .... "This." 



O-Nao "Still More." 



O-Nari "Thunder-peal" 



O-Nibo " Palanquin;' ( ?). 



O-Rai "Thunder." 



O-Rui "Sort," kind, species. 



.... "Little Belt" 



" Branch-of-Little-Bells." 



O-Tada .... " The Only." 



Tamaki .... " Armlet," bracelet. 



OTamt .... "Folk," common people. 



O-Tosbi .... "Arrowhead," or barb. 



O-Tsut "Pair," match. 



O-Tsuna .... " Rope," bond. 



O-Yumi .... "Bow," weapon. 



Before passing on to the subject of aristocratic 

 names, I must mention an old rule for Japanese 

 names, a curious rule that might help to ac- 

 count for sundry puzzles in the preceding lists. 

 This rule formerly applied to all personal names, 

 masculine or feminine. It cannot be fully ex- 

 plained in the present paper ; for a satisfactory 



young ladies with elaborate coiffure ; and It is also given to the old- 

 fashioned dolls representing courtly personages In full ceremonial cos- 

 tume. The true doll doll-baby Is called ningyo. 



1 Perhaps this name is given because of the sweet sound of the 

 su{u, a tiny metal ball, with a little stone or other hard object Inside, 

 to make the ringing. It is a pretty Japanese custom to put one of these 

 little iu$u in the silk charm-bag (mamori-bukero) which Is attached to a 

 child's girdle. The iu{u rings with every motion that the child makes, 

 somewhat like one of those tiny bells which we attach to the neck of 

 a pet kitten. 



