Japanese Dog Names
Hooked on Japanese culture? We get it. Here are some of the coolest and most distinctive Japanese names to give you to your puppy.
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All Japanese Dog Names
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A popular type of red bean in Japan used in sweets.
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A common feminine name in Japan, meaning "love child".
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Common female name in Japan, often meaning "love, affection" and "jasmine".
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A common feminine name in Japan, meaning "bright, beautiful".
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Common Japanese name meaning "autumn" or "bright, clear".
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A common male name in Japan, often meaning "bright, large, and expansive."
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A common feminine name in Japan, often meaning "bright child".
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A common male name in Japan, meaning "bright man".
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A popular unisex name and iconic anime film in Japan.
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Means "night rain" in Japanese, often used as a female name.
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Means "new" in Japanese, often used for boys' names.
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A common feminine name in Japan, often meaning "morning beauty".
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Common female name in Japan, also refers to ancient historical period.
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A common male name in Japan, often written with kanji.
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Means "iris" in Japanese, often used as a female name.
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Common female name in Japan, often used in anime and manga.
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A common Japanese name, often meaning "walk dream" or "visionary".
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Resembles Japanese words, often used in brand or product names.
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A common female name in Japan, often symbolizing wisdom.
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Common female name in Japan, often meaning "near and dear".
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A common female name in Japan, often meaning "thousand generations".
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A common female name in Japan, meaning "child of a thousand generations".
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Associated with Japanese language, often meaning "great" or "large".
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A common male name in Japan, often meaning "great glory".
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A common male name in Japan, often meaning "great help".
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A common male name in Japan, often meaning "great second son".
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A common feminine name in Japan, often meaning "blessed with beauty".
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A common feminine name in Japan, meaning "blessed, beautiful child".
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Common female name in Japan, often meaning "blessed with reason".
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A common female name in Japan, meaning "joyful child".
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A common female name in Japan, often meaning "child of abundant beauty".
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A common male name in Japan, often associated with historical figures.
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Means "flower" in Japanese and is a common female name.
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Common female name in Japan, often used in traditional literature.
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Means "spring" in Japanese, often used as a personal name.
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A common male name in Japan, often meaning "spring tree".
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A common female name in Japan, meaning "spring child".
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Common female name in Japan, often associated with springtime.
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A common male name in Japan, often symbolizing spring or clear skies.
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Means "swift wind" in Japanese, often used for manga characters.
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Means "echo" in Japanese and is a popular whiskey brand.
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A common male name in Japan, often meaning "excellent timber".
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A traditional Japanese female name meaning "splendid child."
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A common male name in Japan, meaning "excellent man".
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Means "light" in Japanese, often used in names and anime.
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Means "radiance" in Japanese, often used as a unisex name.
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Associated with a Japanese goddess and a popular girl's name.
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Means "sunny place" in Japanese, often used as a female name.
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A common Japanese name meaning "open, expand" in the native language.
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A common male name in Japan, meaning "generous" or "tolerant".
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A common male name in Japan, often symbolizing widespread brightness.
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A common male name originating from Japan.
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A common feminine name originating from Japan.
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A common given name in Japan, often for females.
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A common male first name originating from Japan.
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A common male name in Japan, often associated with generosity.
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A common female name in Japan, often symbolizing long-lived child.
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A common female name in Japan, meaning "pupil of the eye".
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A common male name in Japan, often meaning "benevolent, virtuous."
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A common female name in Japan, often linked to harmony or grace.
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Means "star" in Japanese, often used in names and titles.
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A Japanese name meaning "star child" in English.
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tall grain
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Means "firefly" in Japanese, often used in literature and names.
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Common first name in Japan, meaning "first son" in Japanese language.
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A common male name in Japan, meaning courage or bravery.
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A common Japanese name, often meaning "tree" or "dependence" in kanji.
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Means "spring" or "fountain" in Japanese, often used as a name.
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Common male name in Japan, often associated with skilled sushi chefs.
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A common male name in Japan, often meaning "pure, obedient one".
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Means "maple" in Japanese, often used as a female name.
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A common male name in Japan, often meaning "sea, ocean" or "soar, fly".
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A common feminine name in Japan, often meaning "superior child".
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Common unisex name in Japan, meaning fragrance or perfume.
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A common male name in Japan, often meaning firm or hard.
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Refers to a breaded, deep-fried meat dish in Japanese cuisine.
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A common Japanese name, often meaning "overcome beauty" in the language.
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A common female name in Japan, meaning "harmonious child".
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A common given name in Japan, often meaning "beautiful harmony".
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A common female name in Japan, often meaning "blessed child".
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A common male name in Japan, often meaning "healthy first son".
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A common male name in Japan, often meaning "intelligent second son".
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A protagonist in a popular manga and anime series in Japan.
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A common male first name in Japan, meaning "healthy and strong".
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Associated with a famous Japanese fashion designer and brand.
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A traditional Japanese male name meaning "lucky son".
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Common nickname in Japan, also means "chrysanthemum child" in Japanese.
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Commonly used in Japan, often translates to "noble" or "righteous".
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A common feminine name originating from Japan.
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A common female name in Japan, meaning pure beauty.
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A common male name in Japan, meaning "pure" or "quiet".
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Means "here" in Japanese and is also a popular female name.
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Common male name in Japan, often meaning "peaceful and sturdy".
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A traditional Japanese female name, often meaning "long-time beautiful child".
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A common male name in Japan, often used in video games.
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Means "walnut" in Japanese and is a common female name.
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Means "capital city" in Japanese, often referring to Kyoto.
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A common female name in Japan, often meaning "mirror."
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A common female name in Japan, often linked to circle or roundness.
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Refers to an apprentice geisha in traditional Japanese entertainment.
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Similar to "Mai", means dance in Japanese.
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Associated with sushi rolls and a common female first name.
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A common Japanese name meaning sincerity, truth or faithfulness.
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Common term of endearment for mother, also used in anime subculture.
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Relates to spiritual energy or power in Japanese culture.
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A common feminine name in Japan, often meaning "beautiful sea".
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Associated with a popular anime character and a common female name.
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A common female name in Japan, often meaning "truthful child".
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Common male name and means "righteous" in Japanese.
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A common male name in Japan, often meaning "correct brightness."
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A common male first name in Japan, often meaning "correct tree".
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A common male name in Japan meaning "victory" or "win".
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A common male name in Japan, often associated with righteousness.
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A common male given name in Japan, often meaning "righteous person".
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A common male name in Japan, often meaning "righteous" or "just".
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A common male name in Japan, often meaning "righteous journey".
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A common feminine name in Japan, meaning "true clarity" or "true beauty".
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A common female name in Japan, meaning "true beauty".
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A common feminine name in Japan, meaning "blessing" or "grace".
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Common female name and means "beautiful" in Japanese.
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Means "path" or "way" in Japanese, often used in names.
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A common female name in Japan, often meaning "beautiful, wise child".
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A common male name in Japan, often meaning "man with strength of three".
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Means "green" in Japanese and is a popular female name.
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A common female name in Japan, often symbolizing beauty and prosperity.
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Common feminine name in Japan, often meaning "beautiful grain" or "beautiful step".
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Common feminine name in Japan, meaning "beautiful fragrance" or "beautiful increase".
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Common feminine name in Japan, often meaning "beautiful" or "tree".
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Associated with popular virtual singer in Japan's Vocaloid music program.
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A common female name in Japan, often linked to beautiful child.
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A common female name in Japan, meaning "beautiful harbor".
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Associated with Japanese language, often used as a female name.
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A common feminine name in Japan, often meaning "beautiful blossom".
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A common female name in Japan, meaning "child of beautiful light".
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A common male name in Japan, often meaning "shining man".
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A common Japanese name meaning "full" or "satisfy".
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Common female name in Japan, also refers to a popular J-pop singer.
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Refers to a beautiful city in Japan and means "capital" in Japanese.
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A common female name in Japan, often meaning "beautiful gentleness".
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A common female name in Japan, often meaning "beautiful snow".
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Refers to a popular Japanese ghost story and means peach in Japanese.
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A common female name in Japan, often linked to peach trees.
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A female Japanese name meaning "child of the forest".
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Means "seven" in Japanese and is also a common female name.
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A common Japanese female name meaning "seven seas".
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Associated with Japanese language, meaning "honest, straight, reliable".
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A common male first name in Japan.
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A common female name in Japan, often used in literature.
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Commonly used in Japan, often written with characters meaning "beautiful honesty."
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A common feminine name in Japan, often meaning "summer hope".
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A common feminine name in Japan, often meaning "beautiful summer".
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A common male name in Japan, meaning "rise, ascend" in Japanese.
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A common female name in Japan, often meaning "faithful, trustworthy child".
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Nori refers to edible seaweed used in sushi making.
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A common female name in Japan, often meaning "lawful child".
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A common male name in Japan, meaning "man of principles."
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A common male first name in Japan, often associated with intelligence.
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Common pet name in Japan, often used for dogs.
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Ren means "lotus" in Japanese and symbolizes purity and enlightenment.
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Common female name in Japan, often meaning "fragrant pear" or "true fragrance".
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Common female name in Japan, often meaning "truthful child" or "jasmine child".
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Means "land" in Japanese, often used in anime and games.
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A common male name in Japan, often written in kanji.
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dignified
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Common female name in Japan, often meaning "jasmine" or "white jasmine".
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Common Japanese name, also means "village cherry blossom" in the language.
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Means "sixth son" in Japanese and often used in folklore.
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Common male name in Japan, also a currency unit during Edo period.
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A common male name in Japan, often meaning "good, clear one".
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A common female name in Japan, often meaning "good woman".
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Common male name in Japan, often meaning "refreshing, robust" in Japanese.
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Means "dragon" in Japanese, symbolizing strength and good fortune.
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A common female name in Japan, often symbolizing happiness.
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Refers to a type of Japanese rice wine.
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Refers to cherry blossoms, symbolizing transient beauty in Japan.
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A common female name in Japan, often used in literature.
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A common feminine name in Japan, often meaning "beautiful and wise."
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A common male first name in Japan, often symbolizing wisdom.
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A popular breed of dog and ancient Japanese coin share this name.
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A common female name in Japan, often symbolizing "luxury child".
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Means "deer" in Japanese, symbolizing beauty and grace.
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A common male name in Japan, often meaning "true second" in kanji.
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Refers to "pearl" in Japanese and symbolizes beauty, wealth, protection.
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A common Japanese name, often associated with endurance and patience.
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A common female name in Japan, meaning "bookmark" or "guide".
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Means "white" in Japanese, often used in anime and manga.
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Means "quiet" in Japanese and is a common female name.
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A common female name in Japan, often meaning "quiet child".
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Not connected to Japanese culture or language.
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Common male name in Japan, often used in anime and manga.
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Means "sky" in Japanese, often used in anime and manga.
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A common female name in Japan, meaning "clear, pure child".
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Traditional Japanese dish made of vinegared rice, fish, and sometimes vegetables.
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A common male name in Japan, meaning "progress" or "advance".
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Means "bell" in Japanese, often used as a female name.
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A common male name in Japan, often associated with loyalty.
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A common male name in Japan, meaning "loyal" or "faithful".
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Associated with martial arts and philosophy, symbolizing balance and harmony.
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Associated with Japanese origin, meaning "great radiance, shine" in English.
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A common male name in Japan, often meaning "noble and expansive".
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A common feminine name originating from Japan.
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Means "treasure" in Japanese and is a common female name.
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A common male first name in Japan, often meaning "noble" or "prosperous".
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A common male name in Japan, often meaning noble or valuable.
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A common male name in Japan, often associated with strength or warrior.
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A common male name in Japan, often meaning "artisan" or "skillful".
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A common female name in Japan, often meaning "beautiful child".
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A common male name in Japan, meaning "protector" or "preserver".
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Common first name in Japan and a type of root vegetable.
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A traditional Japanese female name meaning "shining child".
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A common female name in Japan, often meaning "rich, prosperous child".
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A common feminine name in Japan, often meaning "beautiful friend".
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Common Japanese name meaning "clever" or "sharp."
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A common male name in Japan, often associated with nobility.
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A common female name in Japan, often meaning "clever child".
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A common male name in Japan, often associated with intelligence.
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A common male name in Japan, meaning "strong" or "vigorous".
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A common Japanese female name meaning "plum child".
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A common female name in Japan, often linked to harmonious music.
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A spicy green paste used in Japanese cuisine, often with sushi.
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An ancient term for Japan, also a famous battleship.
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Commonly used in Japan, meaning "peaceful" or "calm" in Japanese.
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A common female name in Japan, meaning "child of peace".
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A common male name in Japan, often associated with peace or honesty.
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A common female name in Japan, often meaning "child of sunlight".
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Commonly used in Japan, signifies "reliable" or "trustworthy" in Japanese.
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A common Japanese name meaning "good luck" or "respectful."
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A common female name in Japan, often symbolizing "good, respectful".
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A common female name in Japan, meaning "good, respectful child".
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A common male name in Japan, meaning "righteous man".
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A common male name in Japan, often meaning "righteous son."
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A common male name in Japan, often meaning "righteous person".
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A common male name in Japan, often symbolizing sunlight or positivity.
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Common female name in Japan, often meaning "binding love" or "gentle".
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Common female name in Japan, often meaning "tie, bind" and "clothing, garment".
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A common male name in Japan, often meaning "first one".
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A common female name in Japan, often meaning "tie, bind" and "vegetables, greens".
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A common male name in Japan, often meaning "righteous second son".
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Common female name in Japan, also means "gentle flower" in Japanese.
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A common female name in Japan, often linked to silk weaving.
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Means "snow" in Japanese and is a common unisex name.
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A common female name in Japan, meaning "snow child".
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A common male name in Japan, meaning "snow boy".
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Common female name in Japan, often meaning "gentle child".
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A common female name in Japan, also means "beautiful" in Japanese.
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A common female name in Japan, meaning "beautiful child".
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Refers to genre of Japanese media focusing on female homosexual relationships.
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A common female name in Japan, often meaning "child of superiority".
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Common feminine name in Japan, often associated with beauty and grace.
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How popular are Japanese Dog Names?
Japanese Dog Names currently rank in 47th place out of all PupNames.com categories.
As of July 2025, japanese dog names are trending down with new puppy owners. Our stats suggest that they are less fashionable than they were at this time last year.
We've seen quite a lot of variation for this category, which suggests its popularity could be seasonal or based on cultural events.
Which are the cutest and most unique Japanese Dog Names?
These japanese dog names range from cute to badass, and from traditional to unique. Click each circle to see the name.
Nana is among the cutest of these. If you prefer tougher, edgier dog names, the one considered the most badass is Yoko.
Asuka scored high for its uniqueness, which would help your dog to stand out. But if you prefer more common, old-fashioned names, the more traditional option here is Nana.
How does interest compare across the United States for Japanese Dog Names?
The map below compares each state by the number of people browsing Japanese Dog Names.
The states that love japanese dog names the most are Hawaii, Alaska and Virginia.
The least amount of interest in this category was registered in South Dakota, New Hampshire and Oklahoma.
Which countries have the most love for Japanese Dog Names?
Here's a world map showing the popularity in each country of japanese dog names.
Who'd have thought?! Some of the countries you might not have thought about that LOVE japanese dog names are Niger, Honduras and El Salvador.
On the flip, PupNames data shows there's not much interest in Malta, Vietnam and China.
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