Japanese Female Names 149 



Sumi-ko .... "The Clear," spotless, refined. 



Sumi-ko .... " The Veritable," real. 



Sumte-ko . . . . " Clear River." 



Su^u-ko .... "Tin." 



Su^u-ko .... " Little Bell." 



Sufuni? " Sound of Little Bell." 



Taka-ko .... "High," lofty, superior. 



Taka-ko .... " Filial Piety." 



Taka-ko .... "Precious." 



Take-ko .... "Bamboo." 



Taki-ko .... "Waterfall." 



Tama-ko .... "Gem," jewel. 



Tama-ko .... "Gem," written with a different 



character. 



Tame-ko .... " For the Sake of " 



Tami-ko .... " People," folks. 



Tane-ko . . . . " Successful." 



Tatsu-ko . . . . " Attaining." 



Tatsuru-ko 1 . . . " Many Storks." 

 Tatsuru-ko ..." Ricefield Stork." 



Teru-ko .... "Beaming," luminous. 



Tetsu-ko .... "-Iron." 



Toki-ko " Time." 



Tome-ko . . . . " Cessation." 



Tomi-ko . . . . " Riches." 



Tomo " Intelligence." 



Tomo " Knowledge." 



Tomo-ko . . . . " Friendship." 



Toshi-ko . . . . " The Quickly-Perceiving." 



Tqyo-ko .... "Fruitful." 



Tsune " Constancy." 



Tsune-ko .... "Ordinary," usual, common. 



1 So written, but probably pronounced as two syllables only. 



