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Opening reading family

Japanese names beginning with Ma (ま)

Source-recorded given-name readings whose indexed romanization begins with Ma. Contracted kana variants are grouped with the same base reading family where appropriate.

473 name readingsCurrent page contains 5,407 recorded spelling links across 48 readings.

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Masami

226 recorded spellings

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Masumi

202 recorded spellings

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Mayumi

186 recorded spellings

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Maki

182 recorded spellings

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Manami

179 recorded spellings

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Makiko

172 recorded spellings

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Masao

171 recorded spellings

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Masayoshi

170 recorded spellings

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Masaki

163 recorded spellings

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Madoka

160 recorded spellings

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Masae

160 recorded spellings

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Marie

158 recorded spellings

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Masahiro

151 recorded spellings

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Masanori

145 recorded spellings

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Mayuka

116 recorded spellings

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Masako

115 recorded spellings

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Makoto

114 recorded spellings

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Marika

110 recorded spellings

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Mariko

110 recorded spellings

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Mami

108 recorded spellings

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Mayu

108 recorded spellings

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Marina

105 recorded spellings

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Masāki

105 recorded spellings

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Masashi

100 recorded spellings

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Maiko

96 recorded spellings

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Manaka

95 recorded spellings

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Mai

94 recorded spellings

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Mayuko

93 recorded spellings

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Mari

91 recorded spellings

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Maria

91 recorded spellings

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Mamiko

90 recorded spellings

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Mao

90 recorded spellings

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Marin

90 recorded spellings

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Mana

86 recorded spellings

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Mahiro

84 recorded spellings

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Masatoshi

83 recorded spellings

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Maya

81 recorded spellings

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Masayuki

77 recorded spellings

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Masayo

73 recorded spellings

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Makie

72 recorded spellings

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Maho

66 recorded spellings

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Mako

66 recorded spellings

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Masataka

65 recorded spellings

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Mayuki

64 recorded spellings

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Māya

63 recorded spellings

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Masato

63 recorded spellings

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Masanobu

61 recorded spellings

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Maika

57 recorded spellings

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