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Japanese boy(male) nameJapanese unisex nameMamoru
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  • Gender:Male
  • Hiraganatip:まもる
  • Katakanatip:マモル
  • English Syllablestip:ma-mo-ru (3)
  • Japanese Moraetip:ma-mo-ru (3)
  • English transcriptionstip:Mamoru
  • Nickname examplestip:

    Mamokun(まもくん)Click to speech まもくんMomochan(ももちゃん)Click to speech ももちゃんRunrun(るんるん)Click to speech るんるん

This name is considered unisex, but it's more commonly used for boys. Japanese girl(female) nameSee the girls' version here.

This name is also used as a surname: Family name / Last nameMamoru

Kanji Names & Meanings - 28 variations

In Japanese culture, kanji are characters that originated from Chinese script, and the meaning of a name changes depending on the kanji characters chosen. The more variations of kanji a name has, the more common it is in Japan. Conversely, a name with very few kanji variations is considered unique and rare. Below are the kanji variations for "Mamoru," ranked by the total number of "Good!" votes.

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means "protect, keep, obey."

  • Protect - To Guard; to defend.

  • Keep - To Maintain; to watch over.

  • Obey - To Follow Rules; to observe.

  • Amulet - A charm or object believed to bring good luck or protection.

  • Caretaker - Someone who looks after or takes care of someone or something.

  • Defend, Fortify - To prepare or equip for defense.

  • Endure - To be able to withstand or bear something.

  • Governor - A local or regional official in charge of a district or group.

  • Maintain - To keep something in a certain state or condition.

  • Shelter, Shield - To provide protection or safety.

  • Watch, Observe - To keep an eye on something and not let it out of sight.

Name ideas examples

  • Protect - Protecting represents defense, care, and keeping safe from harm. May your child protect the vulnerable and defend the right.

  • Keep - Keeping represents maintaining, preserving, and faithful holding. May your child keep their promises and maintain what matters.

  • Obey - Obedience represents respect for authority, learning, and the path to mastery. May your child obey what is good, learning the path to mastery.

  • Amulet - Goodness and virtue form the foundation of a meaningful life. May your child embody goodness and cultivate virtue throughout life.

  • Caretaker - Caretaker represents a role of purpose and contribution to society. May your child embody the caretaker's dedication and skill in their life's work.

  • Defend, Fortify - Defend/Fortify - To prepare or equip for defense - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of defend/fortify throughout life.

  • Endure - Enduring represents perseverance, strength, and lasting through challenges. May your child endure difficulties with grace and emerge stronger.

  • Governor - Governance represents ordered rule, wise administration, and care for those led. May your child govern themselves first, then lead others with wisdom and care.

  • Maintain - Maintaining represents preservation, care, and steady attention. May your child maintain what is good and care for what matters.

  • Shelter, Shield - Shelter/Shield - To provide protection or safety - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of shelter/shield throughout life.

  • Watch, Observe - Objects serve purposes and remind us of what matters. May your child value things for their true worth and purpose.

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means "guard, protect, defense."

Name ideas examples

  • Guard - Guard - To Protect; to defend from harm - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of guard throughout life.

  • Protect - Protecting represents defense, care, and keeping safe from harm. May your child protect the vulnerable and defend the right.

  • Defense - Measurement enables fair assessment and proper understanding. May your child measure what matters by proper standards.

  • Border - Sharpness represents clarity, precision, and cutting through confusion. May your child have a sharp mind that cuts through to truth.

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means "protect, maintain, guarantee."

Name ideas examples

  • Protect - Protecting represents defense, care, and keeping safe from harm. May your child protect the vulnerable and defend the right.

  • Maintain - Maintaining represents preservation, care, and steady attention. May your child maintain what is good and care for what matters.

  • Guarantee - Guarantee - To Assure; to promise - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of guarantee throughout life.

  • Employee - Colors represent the variety and vibrancy of life's experiences. May your child's life be filled with beautiful colors and experiences.

  • Ensure - Objects serve purposes and remind us of what matters. May your child value things for their true worth and purpose.

  • Guardian - Guardian represents a role of purpose and contribution to society. May your child embody the guardian's dedication and skill in their life's work.

  • Nurture - Nurture - To care for; to raise - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of nurture throughout life.

  • Shelter - Shelter represents a role of purpose and contribution to society. May your child embody the shelter's dedication and skill in their life's work.

  • Undertake - Undertake - To take on responsibility - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of undertake throughout life.

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means "gentleman, scholar, samurai."

Name ideas examples

  • Gentleman - A gentleman combines courtesy, honor, and consideration for others. May your child embody gentlemanly virtues of courtesy and honor.

  • Scholar - Scholars dedicate themselves to learning and the preservation of knowledge. May your child embrace learning with passion and share knowledge generously.

  • Samurai - The samurai way (武士道) emphasizes honor, loyalty, and self-discipline. May your child embody samurai virtues

  • Adult Male - Adult Male - An adult male - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of adult male throughout life.

  • Duty - Duty represents responsibility, obligation, and honorable commitment. May your child fulfill their duties with honor and dedication.

  • Official - Officials carry public trust and responsibility for good governance. May your child serve with integrity in whatever official capacity they hold.

  • Qualified Person - Person (人) represents humanity, individual dignity, and connection with others. May your child honor the dignity of every person, connected deeply with humanity.

守流- Mamoru -

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means "protect, keep, obey."

  • Protect - To Guard; to defend.

  • Keep - To Maintain; to watch over.

  • Obey - To Follow Rules; to observe.

  • Amulet - A charm or object believed to bring good luck or protection.

  • Caretaker - Someone who looks after or takes care of someone or something.

  • Defend, Fortify - To prepare or equip for defense.

  • Endure - To be able to withstand or bear something.

  • Governor - A local or regional official in charge of a district or group.

  • Maintain - To keep something in a certain state or condition.

  • Shelter, Shield - To provide protection or safety.

  • Watch, Observe - To keep an eye on something and not let it out of sight.

Name ideas examples

  • Protect - Protecting represents defense, care, and keeping safe from harm. May your child protect the vulnerable and defend the right.

  • Keep - Keeping represents maintaining, preserving, and faithful holding. May your child keep their promises and maintain what matters.

  • Obey - Obedience represents respect for authority, learning, and the path to mastery. May your child obey what is good, learning the path to mastery.

  • Amulet - Goodness and virtue form the foundation of a meaningful life. May your child embody goodness and cultivate virtue throughout life.

  • Caretaker - Caretaker represents a role of purpose and contribution to society. May your child embody the caretaker's dedication and skill in their life's work.

  • Defend, Fortify - Defend/Fortify - To prepare or equip for defense - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of defend/fortify throughout life.

  • Endure - Enduring represents perseverance, strength, and lasting through challenges. May your child endure difficulties with grace and emerge stronger.

  • Governor - Governance represents ordered rule, wise administration, and care for those led. May your child govern themselves first, then lead others with wisdom and care.

  • Maintain - Maintaining represents preservation, care, and steady attention. May your child maintain what is good and care for what matters.

  • Shelter, Shield - Shelter/Shield - To provide protection or safety - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of shelter/shield throughout life.

  • Watch, Observe - Objects serve purposes and remind us of what matters. May your child value things for their true worth and purpose.

means "flow, current, style."

  • Flow - To Move Smoothly; to stream.

  • Current - A body of moving water.

  • Style - A Manner; a school of thought.

  • Counting - A way of counting flags or brooms.

  • Exile - To exile as a punishment, to send away to a distant place.

  • Fellowship - Companions, bloodline, same kind.

  • Spread - To spread, to disseminate, to pass on.

  • Status - Quality, class, rank, social standing.

  • Stream - A stream, a flowing river, a changing state.

  • Unfounded - Something without basis, something done carelessly, something uncertain.

Name ideas examples

  • Flow - Flowing represents natural movement, ease, and going with life's currents. May your child flow through life with natural grace.

  • Current - The current represents moving forward, flowing energy, and the power of momentum. May your child ride life's currents wisely.

  • Style - Style - A Manner; a school of thought - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of style throughout life.

  • Counting - Noble titles carry both honor and responsibility to serve others. May your child carry themselves with dignity and serve others honorably.

  • Exile - Places hold meaning, memory, and the context for our lives. May your child find their place in the world and make it better.

  • Fellowship - Fellowship - Companions, bloodline, same kind - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of fellowship throughout life.

  • Spread - Spreading represents sharing, expansion, and the dissemination of good. May your child spread kindness and knowledge wherever they go.

  • Status - Noble titles carry both honor and responsibility to serve others. May your child carry themselves with dignity and serve others honorably.

  • Stream - Streams represent freshness, the beginning of journeys, and the purity of mountain springs. May your child carry the freshness of a mountain stream, pure of heart and full of life.

  • Unfounded - Objects serve purposes and remind us of what matters. May your child value things for their true worth and purpose.

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means "wing, to help, tomorrow."

  • Wing - The left and right wings of birds or insects.

  • To Help - To Assist; to support; to protect.

  • Tomorrow - The next day.

Name ideas examples

  • Wing - Wings represent freedom, protection, and the ability to soar. May your child spread their wings and fly.

  • To Help - Helping others is the expression of compassion in action, serving those in need. May your child extend helping hands throughout their life, serving others with joy.

  • Tomorrow - Tomorrow - The next day - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of tomorrow throughout life.

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means "manage, preside, official."

Name ideas examples

  • Manage - Manage - To Oversee; to control - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of manage throughout life.

  • Preside - Preside - To be in charge - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of preside throughout life.

  • Official - Officials carry public trust and responsibility for good governance. May your child serve with integrity in whatever official capacity they hold.

  • To Serve in an Official Capacity - Service represents humility, contribution, and finding greatness through giving. May your child serve others generously, finding greatness in giving.

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means "to take, to manage, to firmly keep."

Name ideas examples

  • To Take - Taking represents receiving with gratitude and claiming what is rightfully one's own. May your child receive graciously and claim their rightful place with confidence.

  • To Capture - The act of capture represents purposeful action and the will to make a difference. May your child capture with wisdom and purpose, making a positive difference in the world.

  • To Firmly Keep - Keeping represents preservation, loyalty, and maintaining what is valuable. May your child keep what is precious, loyal to what truly matters.

  • To Manage - The act of manage represents purposeful action and the will to make a difference. May your child manage with wisdom and purpose, making a positive difference in the world.

  • Execute - Execute - To carry out an action firmly - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of execute throughout life.

  • Friend - True friendship in Japan involves deep loyalty, mutual support, and lifelong bonds. May your child know the blessing of true friendship, both giving and receiving loyal support.

  • Handle - Hands represent skill, giving, creation, and the ability to shape the world. May your child's hands be skilled in creation, generous in giving.

  • Protect - Protecting represents defense, care, and keeping safe from harm. May your child protect the vulnerable and defend the right.

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means "operate, handle, integrity."

Name ideas examples

  • Operate - Operate - To Control; to manipulate - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of operate throughout life.

  • Handle - Hands represent skill, giving, creation, and the ability to shape the world. May your child's hands be skilled in creation, generous in giving.

  • Integrity - Goodness and virtue form the foundation of a meaningful life. May your child embody goodness and cultivate virtue throughout life.

  • To Manipulate or Control - The act of manipulate or control represents purposeful action and the will to make a difference. May your child manipulate or control with wisdom and purpose, making a positive difference in the world.

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means "true, truth, pure."

Name ideas examples

  • True - Truth is the foundation of integrity, the alignment of words with reality. May your child always speak and live in truth, their word their bond.

  • Truth - Truth is the foundation of integrity, the alignment of reality with one's words and beliefs. May your child always seek and speak truth, building their life on this solid foundation.

  • Pure - Purity represents cleanliness of heart, clarity of intent, and freedom from corruption. May your child remain pure in heart and intention, uncorrupted by the world.

  • Accurate - Straightness represents honesty, directness, and integrity. May your child walk straight paths of integrity.

  • Complete - Completing represents fulfillment, wholeness, and thorough accomplishment. May your child complete their tasks and fulfill their purpose.

  • Unaltered - Unaltered - In its original form - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of unaltered throughout life.

means "protect, keep, obey."

  • Protect - To Guard; to defend.

  • Keep - To Maintain; to watch over.

  • Obey - To Follow Rules; to observe.

  • Amulet - A charm or object believed to bring good luck or protection.

  • Caretaker - Someone who looks after or takes care of someone or something.

  • Defend, Fortify - To prepare or equip for defense.

  • Endure - To be able to withstand or bear something.

  • Governor - A local or regional official in charge of a district or group.

  • Maintain - To keep something in a certain state or condition.

  • Shelter, Shield - To provide protection or safety.

  • Watch, Observe - To keep an eye on something and not let it out of sight.

Name ideas examples

  • Protect - Protecting represents defense, care, and keeping safe from harm. May your child protect the vulnerable and defend the right.

  • Keep - Keeping represents maintaining, preserving, and faithful holding. May your child keep their promises and maintain what matters.

  • Obey - Obedience represents respect for authority, learning, and the path to mastery. May your child obey what is good, learning the path to mastery.

  • Amulet - Goodness and virtue form the foundation of a meaningful life. May your child embody goodness and cultivate virtue throughout life.

  • Caretaker - Caretaker represents a role of purpose and contribution to society. May your child embody the caretaker's dedication and skill in their life's work.

  • Defend, Fortify - Defend/Fortify - To prepare or equip for defense - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of defend/fortify throughout life.

  • Endure - Enduring represents perseverance, strength, and lasting through challenges. May your child endure difficulties with grace and emerge stronger.

  • Governor - Governance represents ordered rule, wise administration, and care for those led. May your child govern themselves first, then lead others with wisdom and care.

  • Maintain - Maintaining represents preservation, care, and steady attention. May your child maintain what is good and care for what matters.

  • Shelter, Shield - Shelter/Shield - To provide protection or safety - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of shelter/shield throughout life.

  • Watch, Observe - Objects serve purposes and remind us of what matters. May your child value things for their true worth and purpose.

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means "house, roof, shop."

Name ideas examples

  • House - House represents shelter, protection, and the physical space of family life. May your child always have a house to shelter them, sturdy and welcoming.

  • Roof - Structures provide shelter, purpose, and the framework for living. May your child build a life of meaning and solid foundations.

  • Shop - Places hold meaning, memory, and the context for our lives. May your child find their place in the world and make it better.

  • Covering - Objects serve purposes and remind us of what matters. May your child value things for their true worth and purpose.

  • Occupation, Business - Writing preserves thought, enables communication, and spans time. May your child write their story well and read widely.

means "protect, keep, obey."

  • Protect - To Guard; to defend.

  • Keep - To Maintain; to watch over.

  • Obey - To Follow Rules; to observe.

  • Amulet - A charm or object believed to bring good luck or protection.

  • Caretaker - Someone who looks after or takes care of someone or something.

  • Defend, Fortify - To prepare or equip for defense.

  • Endure - To be able to withstand or bear something.

  • Governor - A local or regional official in charge of a district or group.

  • Maintain - To keep something in a certain state or condition.

  • Shelter, Shield - To provide protection or safety.

  • Watch, Observe - To keep an eye on something and not let it out of sight.

Name ideas examples

  • Protect - Protecting represents defense, care, and keeping safe from harm. May your child protect the vulnerable and defend the right.

  • Keep - Keeping represents maintaining, preserving, and faithful holding. May your child keep their promises and maintain what matters.

  • Obey - Obedience represents respect for authority, learning, and the path to mastery. May your child obey what is good, learning the path to mastery.

  • Amulet - Goodness and virtue form the foundation of a meaningful life. May your child embody goodness and cultivate virtue throughout life.

  • Caretaker - Caretaker represents a role of purpose and contribution to society. May your child embody the caretaker's dedication and skill in their life's work.

  • Defend, Fortify - Defend/Fortify - To prepare or equip for defense - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of defend/fortify throughout life.

  • Endure - Enduring represents perseverance, strength, and lasting through challenges. May your child endure difficulties with grace and emerge stronger.

  • Governor - Governance represents ordered rule, wise administration, and care for those led. May your child govern themselves first, then lead others with wisdom and care.

  • Maintain - Maintaining represents preservation, care, and steady attention. May your child maintain what is good and care for what matters.

  • Shelter, Shield - Shelter/Shield - To provide protection or safety - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of shelter/shield throughout life.

  • Watch, Observe - Objects serve purposes and remind us of what matters. May your child value things for their true worth and purpose.

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means "protect, defend, guard."

Name ideas examples

  • Protect - Protecting represents defense, care, and keeping safe from harm. May your child protect the vulnerable and defend the right.

  • Defend - Defending represents protection, advocacy, and standing for what's right. May your child defend truth, justice, and those who need help.

  • Guard - Guard - To watch over; to preserve - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of guard throughout life.

  • Amulet - Goodness and virtue form the foundation of a meaningful life. May your child embody goodness and cultivate virtue throughout life.

  • Charm - Charm - A protective amulet; a talisman - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of charm throughout life.

  • Govern - Governance represents ordered rule, wise administration, and care for those led. May your child govern themselves first, then lead others with wisdom and care.

  • Lead - Leading represents guidance, going first, and showing the way. May your child lead with wisdom, courage, and compassion.

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means "role, duty, service."

  • Role - A Part to Play; a function.

  • Duty - A Task; a responsibility.

  • Service - Work performed for others.

  • Battle - A military campaign.

  • Obligation - A labor imposed on people as a duty.

  • Responsibility - A job or task that someone is responsible for.

  • Use - To make someone do a job or task, or to use someone for one's own benefit.

  • War - A battle or conflict, especially a war.

Name ideas examples

  • Role - Role - A part to play; a function - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of role throughout life.

  • Duty - Duty represents responsibility, obligation, and honorable commitment. May your child fulfill their duties with honor and dedication.

  • Service - Service - Work performed for others - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of service throughout life.

  • Battle - Battle - A military campaign - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of battle throughout life.

  • Obligation - Obligation represents a significant process or state. May your child understand and embody the meaning of obligation.

  • Responsibility - Responsibility - A job or task that someone is responsible for - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of responsibility throughout life.

  • Use - Using represents application, resourcefulness, and purpose. May your child use their gifts and resources wisely.

  • War - War reminds us of peace's value and the importance of conflict resolution. May your child work for peace, understanding war's terrible cost.

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means "constitution, law, model."

Name ideas examples

  • Constitution - Constitution represents a significant process or state. May your child understand and embody the meaning of constitution.

  • Law - Law represents order, justice, and the rules that enable society. May your child respect just laws and work to improve unjust ones.

  • Model - Models represent standards, examples, and patterns worthy of imitation. May your child be a model for others, worthy of imitation in character.

  • Follow as an Example - Following represents learning, humility, and the wisdom to learn from others. May your child follow wise mentors, learning with humility.

  • Official - Officials carry public trust and responsibility for good governance. May your child serve with integrity in whatever official capacity they hold.

  • Rule, Regulation - Ruling represents responsible authority, justice, and ordered governance. May your child rule themselves first, then lead others with justice.

  • Take Over - Taking represents receiving with gratitude and claiming what is rightfully one's own. May your child receive graciously and claim their rightful place with confidence.

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means "hollyhock, family crest."

  • Family Crest - One type of family emblem.

  • Aoi - The name of a plant from the family of Aoi plants.

Name ideas examples

  • Family Crest - Family Crest - One type of family emblem - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of family crest throughout life.

  • Aoi - Names carry identity and meaning, shaping one's path through life. May your child's name bring them good fortune and guide their character.

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means "guard, defense, garrison."

Name ideas examples

  • Guard - Guard - To Protect; to defend - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of guard throughout life.

  • Defense - Defense - Protection; security - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of defense throughout life.

  • Garrison - Garrison - A military post - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of garrison throughout life.

  • Border, Frontier - Border/Frontier represents a role of purpose and contribution to society. May your child embody the border/frontier's dedication and skill in their life's work.

  • Country Name - Names carry identity, destiny, and in Japan, the power to shape one's future. May your child honor their name, living up to its promise and meaning.

  • Military Camp - Historical periods remind us to learn from the past while building the future. May your child appreciate history and contribute to their own era.

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means "balance, weigh, scale."

  • Balance - A state of equilibrium.

  • Weigh - To measure weight.

  • Scale - An instrument for weighing.

  • Crossbar - A horizontal bar.

  • Handrail - A rail used for support when climbing stairs.

  • Horizontal - A direction parallel to the horizon.

  • The Fifth Star of the Big Dipper - A star in the constellation Ursa Major.

  • Yoke - A wooden beam used to tie oxen together.

Name ideas examples

  • Balance - Balance - A state of equilibrium - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of balance throughout life.

  • Weigh - Measurement enables fair assessment and proper understanding. May your child measure what matters by proper standards.

  • Scale - Scales represent balance, measurement, and fair judgment. May your child keep their life in balance and judge fairly.

  • Crossbar - Crossbar - A horizontal bar - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of crossbar throughout life.

  • Handrail - Hands represent skill, giving, creation, and the ability to shape the world. May your child's hands be skilled in creation, generous in giving.

  • Horizontal - Being horizontal represents a valuable quality that enriches character and life. May your child be horizontal, letting this quality guide their path.

  • The Fifth Star of the Big Dipper - Stars represent hope, guidance, and the eternal connection between heaven and earth. May your child be a guiding star, leading others with wisdom and shining brightly even in darkness.

  • Yoke - The yoke represents partnership, shared burden, and working together. May your child work well in partnership.

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means "to follow, to lead, to imitate."

  • To Imitate - To copy the behavior or actions of another.

  • To Lead - To guide or direct in a course of action.

  • Accompany - To go along with someone or something.

  • Obey - To follow the rules and regulations.

  • Perform - To carry out an action or task.

Name ideas examples

  • To Imitate - The act of imitate represents purposeful action and the will to make a difference. May your child imitate with wisdom and purpose, making a positive difference in the world.

  • To Lead - Leading represents guidance, responsibility, and inspiring others forward. May your child lead with wisdom, inspiring others toward good.

  • Accompany - Accompanying represents togetherness, support, and the gift of presence. May your child accompany others through life's journey, a faithful companion.

  • Obey - Obedience represents respect for authority, learning, and the path to mastery. May your child obey what is good, learning the path to mastery.

  • Perform - Perform - To carry out an action or task - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of perform throughout life.

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means "suppress, guard, weight."

Name ideas examples

  • Suppress - Suppressing represents control, restraint, and mastery over impulses. May your child master themselves, controlling what needs control.

  • Guard - Guard - To Protect; to defend - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of guard throughout life.

  • Weight - Age brings wisdom, experience, and connection to the past. May your child respect what is old and learn from history.

  • A Large City - Cities represent civilization, opportunity, and the gathering of diverse peoples. May your child thrive in cities, finding opportunity amid civilization's diversity.

  • Always - Always - For all time, forever - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of always throughout life.

  • Something Important or Central - Being something important or central represents a valuable quality that enriches character and life. May your child be something important or central, letting this quality guide their path.

  • To Firmly Hold or Press Down - Down represents groundedness, rest, and the wisdom of knowing when to yield. May your child know when to rest and yield, finding strength in groundedness.

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means "calm, suppress, settle."

Name ideas examples

  • Calm - Calmness represents inner peace, self-control, and the stillness from which wisdom arises. May your child remain calm in all circumstances, finding peace in the storm.

  • Suppress - Suppressing represents control, restraint, and mastery over impulses. May your child master themselves, controlling what needs control.

  • Settle - Settling represents resolution, peace, and finding one's place. May your child settle disputes peacefully and find their place in the world.

  • A Center - The center represents balance, stability, and being at the heart of things. May your child find their center, balanced and stable at the heart of their world.

  • A Town - A Town - A large settlement - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of a town throughout life.

  • A Weight - Places hold meaning, memory, and the context for our lives. May your child find their place in the world and make it better.

  • Always - Always - For all time, forever - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of always throughout life.

  • Important - Important - Central; key (as in "town") - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of important throughout life.

- Mamoru -

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means "nurture, support, cultivate."

Name ideas examples

  • Nurture - Nurture - To Feed; to raise - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of nurture throughout life.

  • Support - Supporting represents help, foundation, and being there for others. May your child support others and receive support when needed.

  • Cultivate - Cultivation is the patient development of growth, whether in gardens or character. May your child cultivate virtue patiently, nurturing growth in themselves and others.

  • Care - Care - To provide care and attention to someone - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of care throughout life.

  • Educate - Educate - To teach and help someone to improve - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of educate throughout life.

  • Provide - Food represents sustenance, sharing, and the gifts of the earth. May your child be well nourished and share food generously.

  • Serve - Serving represents dedication, contribution, and putting others first. May your child serve others with a joyful heart.

守琉- Mamoru -

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means "protect, keep, obey."

  • Protect - To Guard; to defend.

  • Keep - To Maintain; to watch over.

  • Obey - To Follow Rules; to observe.

  • Amulet - A charm or object believed to bring good luck or protection.

  • Caretaker - Someone who looks after or takes care of someone or something.

  • Defend, Fortify - To prepare or equip for defense.

  • Endure - To be able to withstand or bear something.

  • Governor - A local or regional official in charge of a district or group.

  • Maintain - To keep something in a certain state or condition.

  • Shelter, Shield - To provide protection or safety.

  • Watch, Observe - To keep an eye on something and not let it out of sight.

Name ideas examples

  • Protect - Protecting represents defense, care, and keeping safe from harm. May your child protect the vulnerable and defend the right.

  • Keep - Keeping represents maintaining, preserving, and faithful holding. May your child keep their promises and maintain what matters.

  • Obey - Obedience represents respect for authority, learning, and the path to mastery. May your child obey what is good, learning the path to mastery.

  • Amulet - Goodness and virtue form the foundation of a meaningful life. May your child embody goodness and cultivate virtue throughout life.

  • Caretaker - Caretaker represents a role of purpose and contribution to society. May your child embody the caretaker's dedication and skill in their life's work.

  • Defend, Fortify - Defend/Fortify - To prepare or equip for defense - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of defend/fortify throughout life.

  • Endure - Enduring represents perseverance, strength, and lasting through challenges. May your child endure difficulties with grace and emerge stronger.

  • Governor - Governance represents ordered rule, wise administration, and care for those led. May your child govern themselves first, then lead others with wisdom and care.

  • Maintain - Maintaining represents preservation, care, and steady attention. May your child maintain what is good and care for what matters.

  • Shelter, Shield - Shelter/Shield - To provide protection or safety - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of shelter/shield throughout life.

  • Watch, Observe - Objects serve purposes and remind us of what matters. May your child value things for their true worth and purpose.

means "lapis lazuli, ryukyu."

Name ideas examples

  • Lapis Lazuli - Lapis lazuli represents the night sky, truth, and royal wisdom in many ancient cultures. May your child possess lapis lazuli's depth, embodying truth and royal wisdom.

  • Ryukyu - Earth represents stability, nurturing, and solid foundation. May your child stand on solid ground with deep roots.

護琉- Mamoru -

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means "protect, defend, guard."

Name ideas examples

  • Protect - Protecting represents defense, care, and keeping safe from harm. May your child protect the vulnerable and defend the right.

  • Defend - Defending represents protection, advocacy, and standing for what's right. May your child defend truth, justice, and those who need help.

  • Guard - Guard - To watch over; to preserve - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of guard throughout life.

  • Amulet - Goodness and virtue form the foundation of a meaningful life. May your child embody goodness and cultivate virtue throughout life.

  • Charm - Charm - A protective amulet; a talisman - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of charm throughout life.

  • Govern - Governance represents ordered rule, wise administration, and care for those led. May your child govern themselves first, then lead others with wisdom and care.

  • Lead - Leading represents guidance, going first, and showing the way. May your child lead with wisdom, courage, and compassion.

means "lapis lazuli, ryukyu."

Name ideas examples

  • Lapis Lazuli - Lapis lazuli represents the night sky, truth, and royal wisdom in many ancient cultures. May your child possess lapis lazuli's depth, embodying truth and royal wisdom.

  • Ryukyu - Earth represents stability, nurturing, and solid foundation. May your child stand on solid ground with deep roots.

まもる- Mamoru -

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Uses phonetic hiragana/katakana characters without inherent meaning.

真茂留- Mamoru -

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means "true, truth, pure."

Name ideas examples

  • True - Truth is the foundation of integrity, the alignment of words with reality. May your child always speak and live in truth, their word their bond.

  • Truth - Truth is the foundation of integrity, the alignment of reality with one's words and beliefs. May your child always seek and speak truth, building their life on this solid foundation.

  • Pure - Purity represents cleanliness of heart, clarity of intent, and freedom from corruption. May your child remain pure in heart and intention, uncorrupted by the world.

  • Accurate - Straightness represents honesty, directness, and integrity. May your child walk straight paths of integrity.

  • Complete - Completing represents fulfillment, wholeness, and thorough accomplishment. May your child complete their tasks and fulfill their purpose.

  • Unaltered - Unaltered - In its original form - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of unaltered throughout life.

means "to flourish, prosperous, excellent."

Name ideas examples

  • To Flourish - Flourishing represents thriving, growth, and the fullest expression of potential. May your child flourish throughout life, thriving in every season.

  • Prosperous - Prosperity represents flourishing, abundance, and the success that comes from effort. May your child prosper in all good endeavors, flourishing in every season.

  • Excellent - Excellence represents the pursuit of the highest quality in all endeavors. May your child pursue excellence in all they do, always striving for their best.

  • Diligent - Diligent - To strive and make an effort - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of diligent throughout life.

  • Thriving - Thriving represents flourishing, abundant growth, and vital health. May your child thrive with abundant vitality.

means "stay, keep, fasten."

Name ideas examples

  • Stay - Staying represents commitment, persistence, and faithful presence. May your child stay true to their values and commitments.

  • To Stay Still - Staying represents perseverance, commitment, and faithfulness through time. May your child stay true to their commitments, faithful and persevering.

  • Keep - Keeping represents maintaining, preserving, and faithful holding. May your child keep their promises and maintain what matters.

  • Fasten - Speed represents efficiency, quick thinking, and the ability to act decisively. May your child think and act quickly when needed, seizing opportunities swiftly.

  • Pleiades - Names carry identity and meaning, shaping one's path through life. May your child's name bring them good fortune and guide their character.

  • Ruble - Measurement enables fair assessment and proper understanding. May your child measure what matters by proper standards.

麻茂流- Mamoru -

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means "hemp, linen, numb."

  • Hemp - A plant used for fiber and other purposes.

  • Linen - Fabric made from plant fibers.

  • Numb - Without Feeling; paralyzed.

  • Sesame - A plant producing seeds (when combined).

Name ideas examples

  • Hemp - Hemp - A plant used for fiber and other purposes - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of hemp throughout life.

  • Linen - Fabrics represent the weaving together of life's threads. May your child weave a beautiful tapestry with their life.

  • Numb - Numb - Without Feeling; paralyzed - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of numb throughout life.

  • Sesame - Seeds and eggs contain the promise of new life and future growth. May your child nurture their potential into full flourishing.

means "to flourish, prosperous, excellent."

Name ideas examples

  • To Flourish - Flourishing represents thriving, growth, and the fullest expression of potential. May your child flourish throughout life, thriving in every season.

  • Prosperous - Prosperity represents flourishing, abundance, and the success that comes from effort. May your child prosper in all good endeavors, flourishing in every season.

  • Excellent - Excellence represents the pursuit of the highest quality in all endeavors. May your child pursue excellence in all they do, always striving for their best.

  • Diligent - Diligent - To strive and make an effort - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of diligent throughout life.

  • Thriving - Thriving represents flourishing, abundant growth, and vital health. May your child thrive with abundant vitality.

means "flow, current, style."

  • Flow - To Move Smoothly; to stream.

  • Current - A body of moving water.

  • Style - A Manner; a school of thought.

  • Counting - A way of counting flags or brooms.

  • Exile - To exile as a punishment, to send away to a distant place.

  • Fellowship - Companions, bloodline, same kind.

  • Spread - To spread, to disseminate, to pass on.

  • Status - Quality, class, rank, social standing.

  • Stream - A stream, a flowing river, a changing state.

  • Unfounded - Something without basis, something done carelessly, something uncertain.

Name ideas examples

  • Flow - Flowing represents natural movement, ease, and going with life's currents. May your child flow through life with natural grace.

  • Current - The current represents moving forward, flowing energy, and the power of momentum. May your child ride life's currents wisely.

  • Style - Style - A Manner; a school of thought - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of style throughout life.

  • Counting - Noble titles carry both honor and responsibility to serve others. May your child carry themselves with dignity and serve others honorably.

  • Exile - Places hold meaning, memory, and the context for our lives. May your child find their place in the world and make it better.

  • Fellowship - Fellowship - Companions, bloodline, same kind - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of fellowship throughout life.

  • Spread - Spreading represents sharing, expansion, and the dissemination of good. May your child spread kindness and knowledge wherever they go.

  • Status - Noble titles carry both honor and responsibility to serve others. May your child carry themselves with dignity and serve others honorably.

  • Stream - Streams represent freshness, the beginning of journeys, and the purity of mountain springs. May your child carry the freshness of a mountain stream, pure of heart and full of life.

  • Unfounded - Objects serve purposes and remind us of what matters. May your child value things for their true worth and purpose.

麻茂留- Mamoru -

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means "hemp, linen, numb."

  • Hemp - A plant used for fiber and other purposes.

  • Linen - Fabric made from plant fibers.

  • Numb - Without Feeling; paralyzed.

  • Sesame - A plant producing seeds (when combined).

Name ideas examples

  • Hemp - Hemp - A plant used for fiber and other purposes - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of hemp throughout life.

  • Linen - Fabrics represent the weaving together of life's threads. May your child weave a beautiful tapestry with their life.

  • Numb - Numb - Without Feeling; paralyzed - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of numb throughout life.

  • Sesame - Seeds and eggs contain the promise of new life and future growth. May your child nurture their potential into full flourishing.

means "to flourish, prosperous, excellent."

Name ideas examples

  • To Flourish - Flourishing represents thriving, growth, and the fullest expression of potential. May your child flourish throughout life, thriving in every season.

  • Prosperous - Prosperity represents flourishing, abundance, and the success that comes from effort. May your child prosper in all good endeavors, flourishing in every season.

  • Excellent - Excellence represents the pursuit of the highest quality in all endeavors. May your child pursue excellence in all they do, always striving for their best.

  • Diligent - Diligent - To strive and make an effort - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of diligent throughout life.

  • Thriving - Thriving represents flourishing, abundant growth, and vital health. May your child thrive with abundant vitality.

means "stay, keep, fasten."

Name ideas examples

  • Stay - Staying represents commitment, persistence, and faithful presence. May your child stay true to their values and commitments.

  • To Stay Still - Staying represents perseverance, commitment, and faithfulness through time. May your child stay true to their commitments, faithful and persevering.

  • Keep - Keeping represents maintaining, preserving, and faithful holding. May your child keep their promises and maintain what matters.

  • Fasten - Speed represents efficiency, quick thinking, and the ability to act decisively. May your child think and act quickly when needed, seizing opportunities swiftly.

  • Pleiades - Names carry identity and meaning, shaping one's path through life. May your child's name bring them good fortune and guide their character.

  • Ruble - Measurement enables fair assessment and proper understanding. May your child measure what matters by proper standards.

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