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Japanese Names Starting with E
32 Japanese first names begin with E, from Echiko (้็ฅๅญ) to Etsumi (ไผๆ). They are grouped below into girl, boy and unisex names, each with its kanji, reading and literal meaning. Open any name to see every spelling.
On average these names have 3.2 syllables. The most varied is Erika, which can be written many ways; the most common spelling means โpicture + pear tree + flowerโ.
Girl names starting with E (24)
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echiko | ้็ฅๅญ | ใใกใ | heavy + know + child |
| Ei | ๆฑไปฅ | ใใ | creek + by means of |
| Eiki | ่ฑๆฐ | ใใใ | England + spirit |
| Eiko | ๅถๅญ | ใใใ | occupation + child |
| Eimi | ๆ ่ฆ | ใใใฟ | reflect + see |
| Eko | ไผๅญ | ใใ | meeting + child |
| Ema | ็ตต้ฆฌ | ใใพ | picture + horse |
| Emi | ้ไธ | ใใฟ | heavy + three |
| Emika | ็ตต็พ่ฑ | ใใฟใ | picture + beauty + flower |
| Emiko | ็พๅฅณ | ใใฟใ | beauty + woman |
| Emina | ็ฌๅ | ใใฟใช | laugh + harmony |
| Emiri | ็ตต็พ้ | ใใฟใ | picture + beauty + ri |
| Emiru | ๆๅฎ | ใใฟใ | love + reality |
| Ena | ๆฑๅ | ใใช | creek + name |
| Eren | ่ฑ้ฃ | ใใใ | England + take along |
| Erena | ่ฑๅฅ | ใใใช | England + Nara |
| Eri | ไผ็ | ใใ | meeting + logic |
| Erii | ็ตต็ | ใใใ | picture + logic |
| Erika | ็ตตๆขจ่ฑ | ใใใ | picture + pear tree + flower |
| Eriko | ็ตต้ๅญ | ใใใ | picture + ri + child |
| Erina | ็ตต้ๅฅ | ใใใช | picture + ri + Nara |
| Eru | ๆๆต | ใใ | love + current |
| Etsuko | ๆฆๅญ | ใใคใ | ecstasy + child |
| Etsumi | ไผๆ | ใใคใฟ | meeting + pinch |
Boy names starting with E (8)
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eiichiro | ่กไธ้ | ใใใใกใใ | defense + one + son |
| Eiji | ้ๆฒป | ใใใ | heavy + reign |
| Eijiro | ่ฑไบ้ | ใใใใใ | England + two + son |
| Einosuke | ่กไนๅฉ | ใใใฎใใ | defense + of + help |
| Eisaburo | ่กไธ้ | ใใใใถใใ | defense + three + son |
| Eishi | ่กๅญ | ใใใ | defense + child |
| Eisuke | ่ฑ่ณ | ใใใใ | England + assets |
| Eitaro | ่กๅค้ | ใใใใใ | defense + many + son |
Kanji most used in E names
These characters appear most often in the names above.
| Kanji | Meaning | Readings | Strokes | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ็ตต | picture, drawing, painting (taught in grade 2) | ใซใคใใจ | 12 | Erika, Erina, Kae |
| ๅญ | child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM (taught in grade 1) | ใทใในใใใใ | 3 | Yukiko, Akiko, Yoshiko |
| ่ก | defense, protection (taught in grade 5) | ใจใคใใจ | 16 | Masae, Norie, Takae |
| ่ฑ | England, English, hero (taught in grade 4) | ใจใคใใฏใชใถใ | 8 | Atsue, Eijiro, Yoshihide |
| ้ | son, counter for sons (secondary school) | ใญใฆใใชใงใฆใใใจใ | 9 | Koichiro, Kosaburo, Kotaro |
| ้ | heavy, important, esteem (taught in grade 3) | ใธใฅใฆใใใงใฆใใใใใ | 9 | Emi, Ikue, Hiroe |
Questions
Are there more girl or boy names starting with E?
In this list, E has 24 girl names, 8 boy names and 0 unisex names.
What is the most popular Japanese name starting with E?
Erika (็ตตๆขจ่ฑ) can be written in the most different ways of the E names here. It means: picture + pear tree + flower.
How long are Japanese names starting with E?
They average 3.2 syllables, counting each kana beat.