Japanese Female Names 147 



tfji " Filial Piety." 



Ko-ko "Stork." 



Koto "Harp." 



Kuni-ko . . . . " Province." 



Kuni " Country," in the largest sense. 



Ky5-ko " Capital," metropolis. 



Macbi "Ten-Thousand Thousand." 



Makoto "True-Heart." 



Masa-ko .... " The Trustworthy," sure. 



Masa-ko .... " The Upright." 



Masu-ko .... "Increase." 



Mata-ko .... "Completely," wholly. 



Matsu-ko .... "Pine-tree." 



Micbi-ko .... " Three Thousand." 



Mine "Peak." 



Mine-ko .... "Mountain-Range." 



Mitsu-ko .... "Light," radiance. 



Miyo-ko . . . . " Beautiful Generations." 



Moto-ko .... "Origin," source. 



Naga-ko . . . . " Long," probably in reference to 



time. 



Naga-ko .... "Long Life." 



Namt'-ko .... "Wave." 



Nao-ko "Correct," upright. 



Nyo-ko* .... "Gem-Treasure." 



1 The suffix " ko " Is sometimes dropped for reasons of euphony, 

 and sometimes for reasons of good taste difficult to explain to readers 

 unfamiliar with the Japanese language even when the name consists 

 of only one syllable or of two syllables. 



* This name is borrowed from the name of the sacred gem Nj/oibdju, 

 which figures both in Shinto and in Buddhist legend. The divinity 

 Jizo is usually represented holding in one hand this gem, which is said 

 to have the power of gratifying any desire that its owner can entertain. 

 Perhaps the Nyoiboju may be identified with the Gem-Treasure Velurtya, 



