126 Shadowings 



Kaoru " The Fragrant." 



O-Kata . . . . " Worthy Person." 



O-Katsu . . . . " The Victorious." 



O-Kei "Delight." 



O-Kei " The Respectful." 



O-Ken "The Humble." 



O-KicU .... " The Fortunate." 



O-Kimi .... " The Sovereign," peerless. 



O-Kiwa . . . . " The Distinguished." 



O-Kiyo ) ( " The Clear," in the sense of 



Kiyosbi \ '" *1 bright, beautiful. 



O-Kuru . . . . " She-who-Comes " ( ?).* 



O-Maru .... "The Round," plump. 



O-Masa .... "The Genteel." 



Masayo .... " Generations-of-the-Just." 



O-Masu . . . . " Increase." 



O-Mia "Triple Branch." 



O-Miki "Stem." 



O-Mio " Triple Cord." 



O-Mitsu .... "Abundance." 



O-Miwa . . . . " The Far-seeing." 



O-Miwa. . . . . " Three Spokes "(?). 



O-Miyo . . . . " Beautiful Generations." 



Miyuki* . . . . " Deep Snow." 



O-Moto .... "Origin." 



1 One is'reminded of, " O whistle, and I 'II come to you, my lad " 

 but no Japanese female name could have the implied signification. 

 More probably the reference is to household obedience. 



2 Such is the meaning of the characters. I cannot understand the 

 name. A Buddhist explanation suggests itself; but there are few, if 

 any, Buddhist ydbina. 



3 This beautiful name refers to the silence and calm following a 

 heavy snowfall. But, even for the Japanese, it is an aesthetic name 

 also suggesting both tranquillity and beauty. 



