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Japanese names beginning with Wa (わ)

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

45 name readingsCurrent page contains 687 recorded spelling links across 45 readings.
Given name · female

Wakako

107 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Wakiko

81 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Wakana

75 recorded spellings

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Given name · male

Waichirō

49 recorded spellings

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Given name · male

Wasaburō

40 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Waka

35 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Wako

31 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Wakae

29 recorded spellings

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Given name · mixed records

Wataru

29 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Wakuko

19 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Wakaba

16 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Wakasa

12 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Waki

12 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Wakami

9 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Wakano

9 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Wakame

7 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Wakao

7 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Wakayo

7 recorded spellings

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Given name · male

Wakio

7 recorded spellings

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Given name · mixed records

Waku

7 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Wayū

7 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Wakō

6 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Wakumi

6 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Watari

6 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Wao

5 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Wasa

5 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Wakaha

4 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Wakaho

4 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Waon

4 recorded spellings

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Given name

Wasei

4 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Washio

4 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Wato

4 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Wayu

4 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Wadachi

3 recorded spellings

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Given name

Wahō

3 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Wakaki

3 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Wakane

3 recorded spellings

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Given name

Wakizō

3 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Wami

3 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Warabi

3 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Warutsu

3 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Wasako

3 recorded spellings

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Given name · male

Washirō

3 recorded spellings

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Given name · male

Watarō

3 recorded spellings

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Given name · female

Wawaka

3 recorded spellings

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This collection is based on the opening dictionary reading. It does not say that the names have the same meaning, origin, gender, or popularity.

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