Moto

Origin - Origin represents source, beginning, and the roots from which all grows. May your child honor their origins while growing beyond them.

Beginning - Beginning represents the courage to start, the first step of every journey. May your child have the courage to begin, taking first steps toward great destinations.

Head - Head represents leadership, thought, and the directing principle of action. May your child lead with wisdom, their head guiding good decisions.

Chief - Chief - Leader - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of chief throughout life.

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

Era 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.

Long, Elder - Length represents endurance, patience, and the journey that extends through time. May your child have long patience and endurance for life's extended journeys.

People - People together form communities, sharing joys and supporting each other. May your child connect well with people, building strong communities.

Dynasty Name - The Xia Dynasty represents ancient origins, the foundation upon which later civilizations were built. May your child appreciate their origins, building upon the foundations of those who came before.

First Day - Being first represents leadership, pioneering spirit, and the courage to lead the way. May your child be first in character and courage, leading others with integrity.

Calendar - Calendar - The calendar given by the emperor to lords - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of calendar throughout life.

North - North represents guidance, direction, and unwavering steadfastness. May your child be a north star to others, providing guidance and direction.

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

Base - The base represents foundation, support, and starting points. May your child build on a solid base of values and skills.

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

Counting Word - Words (言) hold power in Japanese culture—kotodama, the spiritual power of language. May your child speak words of power and blessing, understanding kotodama's sacred force.

Group of Atoms - Groups represent community, belonging, and the strength found in numbers. May your child find their group, belonging to communities of purpose and support.

Origin - Origin represents source, beginning, and the roots from which all grows. May your child honor their origins while growing beyond them.

Wisdom - Wisdom in Japanese culture means not just knowledge, but the discernment to apply it with compassion. May your child grow wise in both mind and heart, using knowledge to serve and help others.

Intelligence - Intelligence - Mental Acuity; cleverness - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of intelligence throughout life.

Ability to Understand and Process Things - Ability To Understand And Process Things - The capacity to comprehend and process information - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of ability to understand and process things throughout life.

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

Intelligent - Intelligence represents mental sharpness, learning ability, and problem-solving. May your child be intelligent, using their mind to solve problems and help others.

Wise - Wisdom represents deep understanding, good judgment, and the integration of knowledge. May your child grow wise, integrating knowledge with understanding and compassion.

Plain - Plain - Simple; unadorned - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of plain throughout life.

Element - Element represents an important condition or result. May your child experience positive element throughout life.

Original - Origin represents source, beginning, and the roots from which all grows. May your child honor their origins while growing beyond them.

Pure, Unadulterated - 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.

Usually - Usually - Ordinarily; normally - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of usually throughout life.

White - White represents purity, sacredness, and new beginnings in Japanese Shinto tradition. May your child maintain purity of heart, sacred and clean as fresh white snow.

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.

Person - Each person is unique, with their own path and purpose in life. May your child become a person of integrity, kindness, and purpose.

People - People together form communities, sharing joys and supporting each other. May your child connect well with people, building strong communities.

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

Hope - Hope represents optimism, faith in the future, and the light that guides through darkness. May your child live in hope, carrying light through every darkness.

Gaze - Gaze - To look into the distance - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of gaze throughout life.

Full Moon - The moon symbolizes elegance, tranquility, and the beauty of impermanence in Japanese aesthetics. May your child possess the moon's gentle beauty, illuminating the darkness with quiet grace.

Popularity, Trust, Respect - Height represents aspiration, achievement, and noble ideals. May your child reach for high ideals and achieve great heights.

Resent, Bitter - Resent/Bitter represents a role of purpose and contribution to society. May your child embody the resent/bitter's dedication and skill in their life's work.

Yearn, Long for - Years mark growth, accumulate wisdom, and measure the journey of life. May your child's years be many and fruitful, each one adding wisdom.

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

Metropolis - Metropolis - A large, important city; an urban center - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of metropolis throughout life.

Elegant - Elegance represents refined beauty, grace, and the sophisticated simplicity of good taste. May your child possess elegance in manner and spirit, graceful and refined.

All - All represents completeness, wholeness, and embracing the totality of existence. May your child embrace all of life—its joys and sorrows—with a whole and complete heart.

Big Town - Bigness represents generosity, capacity, and the ability to embrace much. May your child have a big heart, with generous capacity to embrace all of life.

Emperor's Palace - The emperor represents divine authority, cultural continuity, and national unity. May your child possess noble bearing and the wisdom to lead others with dignity.

Everyone - Everyone - All people or everyone - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of everyone throughout life.

Gather - Gathering represents community, bringing people and resources together for common purpose. May your child have the gift of gathering people together in friendship and cooperation.

Graceful and Beautiful - Grace represents elegance in movement and character, the refinement of a cultivated spirit. May your child move through life with grace, elegant in action and refined in spirit.

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

Tokyo - Tokyo - Abbreviation for Tokyo Metropolis - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of tokyo throughout life.