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Japanese boy(male) nameOobayashi
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  • Gender:Male
  • Hiraganatip:おおばやし
  • Katakanatip:オオバヤシ
  • English Syllablestip:oo-ba-ya-shi (4)
  • Japanese Moraetip:o-o-ba-ya-shi (5)
  • English transcriptionstip:Oobayashi, Ōbayashi
  • Nickname examplestip:

    Oochan(おおちゃん)Click to speech おおちゃんObachan( おばちゃん)Click to speech  おばちゃんBayachan( ばやちゃん)Click to speech  ばやちゃん

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

Kanji Names & Meanings - 1 variation

In Japanese culture, kanji are characters that originated from Chinese script, and the meaning of a name changes depending on the kanji characters chosen. A name with only one kanji variation is considered unique and rare in Japan. Below is the kanji representation of "Oobayashi."

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大林- Oobayashi -

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means "big, excellent, greatly."

Name ideas examples

  • Big - 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.

  • 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.

  • Greatly - Greatness encompasses exceptional ability, noble character, and significant achievement. May your child achieve true greatness—not just in accomplishment, but in character.

  • Approximately - Approximately - Roughly; generally; more or less - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of approximately throughout life.

  • Grand - Grandness represents magnificence, noble ambition, and achieving great things. May your child dream grand dreams and achieve magnificent things with noble purpose.

  • Honorific - Honorifics reflect respect, social harmony, and proper recognition of others. May your child both earn and give respect appropriately throughout life.

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

  • Proud - Proud - Arrogant; having a haughty attitude - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of proud throughout life.

  • Respectful - Respect (敬) is fundamental to Japanese social harmony, honoring the dignity of all beings. May your child show and earn respect, honoring others while being worthy of honor themselves.

means "woods, many."

  • Woods - A Grove of Trees; a forest.

  • Many - Numerous things gathered together.

  • Abundance - A large number or quantity.

  • Forest - A place where trees and bamboo grow in abundance.

  • Prosperity - A state of being successful and thriving.

Name ideas examples

  • Woods - The woods represent natural beauty, collective trees, and forest sanctuary. May your child find sanctuary in natural places.

  • Many - Many represents abundance, community, and the richness of diverse connections. May your child be blessed with many friends, many joys, and many blessings.

  • Abundance - Numbers represent order, measure, and the foundation of understanding. May your child understand the importance of what can and cannot be counted.

  • Forest - Forests symbolize community, mystery, and the wisdom found in nature's sanctuary. May your child find peace in life's forests, discovering wisdom in places of deep quietude.

  • Prosperity - Prosperity - A state of being successful and thriving - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of prosperity throughout life.

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