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Japanese names beginning with Ne (ね)

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

21 name readingsCurrent page contains 185 recorded spelling links across 21 readings.

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Nenosuke

42 recorded spellings

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Nene

32 recorded spellings

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Neo

16 recorded spellings

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Neon

16 recorded spellings

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Neko

10 recorded spellings

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Neri

9 recorded spellings

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Neneka

6 recorded spellings

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Neoko

6 recorded spellings

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Neiro

5 recorded spellings

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Nemi

5 recorded spellings

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Neneko

5 recorded spellings

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Nei

4 recorded spellings

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Neiko

4 recorded spellings

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Nemu

4 recorded spellings

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Neiju

3 recorded spellings

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Neina

3 recorded spellings

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Neito

3 recorded spellings

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Nemuko

3 recorded spellings

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Nena

3 recorded spellings

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Nenji

3 recorded spellings

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Nerī

3 recorded spellings

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