
In popular kanji characters, it can also mean "heart's love." Kokoa Shuzen is member of the Shuzen vampire family from the Rosario + Vampire manga series. Similar to the sweet and affectionate Western name Coco, Kokoa is the Japanese word for hot chocolate. Kokoa is a less traditional Japanese name for girls but is popular nonetheless. That said, Keiko with a long, accented o, is the name, or nickname, of the 12th emperor of Japan. Keiko is a playful-sounding name with auspicious meaning for any baby: It means "lucky child," "happy child," or "adored one." A super-popular name in Japan over the years, the element ko means "child," and happens to be a common ending for female names. The name Izumi is likely best known in the United States as the name of the cycling gear and apparel company Pearl Izumi. In the Asuki and Nara periods (around 700 AD), there was once a Princess Izumi, daughter of Emperor Tenji. Izumi means "fountain," "spring," or "serene one" depending on the choice of kanji characters. Renowned Japanese artist Hana Usui is a popular bearer of this name. Hana may sound similar to the familiar, popular, and biblically rooted English-language name Hannah, but this Japanese baby name, and spelling, contains an air of originality – imbued with fragrant and floral meanings, the name translates as "flower," "bud," and "blossom" in Japanese. Japanese names also sound melodic, with lots of vowel sounds.
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Different kanji characters embody different meanings in the same name depending on things from grammatical context to language history, and Japanese as well as any parent can take full advantage of these handed-down essences. The various possible readings and distinctive nuances of these thousands of characters allow parents to carefully customize the meaning of their chosen baby names. When it comes to finding original and meaningful baby names, Japanese parents have a special wellspring, starting with the adopted Chinese characters called kanji and joined with other syllabic Japanese scripts.
