East Asian Baby Names
Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese names - often nature-inspired, always meaningful. Browse 1596 names below, or start voting on pairs to find your favorites automatically.
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East Asian names (1596)
| Name | Origin | Meaning | Syl. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahyun | Korean | bright; virtuous | 2 |
| Ai | Chinese/Mandarin | love; beloved | 1 |
| Aiguo | Chinese/Mandarin | love of country; patriotic | 2 |
| Aiko | Japanese | beloved child | 2 |
| Ailin | Chinese/Mandarin | lovely jade (beautiful jade) | 2 |
| Ain | Korean | kind; benevolent | 2 |
| Aina | Japanese | affection; love and greens | 3 |
| Aiqing | Chinese/Mandarin | love and purity; affectionate | 2 |
| Airi | Japanese | love and jasmine; affection and beauty | 3 |
| Aito | Japanese | love, beloved person | 2 |
| Aiyu | Chinese/Mandarin | lovely jade; treasured jade | 2 |
| Aizhen | Chinese/Mandarin | beloved treasure | 2 |
| Ajin | Korean | precious; true | 2 |
| Ajun | Korean | talented; handsome | 2 |
| Akane | Japanese | deep red | 3 |
| Akari | Japanese | light; brightness | 3 |
| Akemi | Japanese | bright beauty | 3 |
| Aki | Japanese | Autumn / bright (depending on kanji) | 2 |
| Akihiko | Japanese | bright prince | 4 |
| Akihiro | Japanese | bright, wide; abundant brightness | 4 |
| Akinori | Japanese | bright rule or law; noble enduring | 4 |
| Akio | Japanese | bright man | 3 |
| Akira | Japanese | bright; clear | 3 |
| Amei | Chinese/Mandarin | beautiful (often with affectionate 阿 prefix) | 2 |
| Ami | Japanese | beautiful, second; friend | 2 |
| An | Chinese/Mandarin | peace; safe | 1 |
| An Bao | Vietnamese | protected treasure; safe and precious | 2 |
| Anh | Vietnamese | bright, intelligent; also 'older sibling' (unisex) | 1 |
| Anh Dao | Vietnamese | cherry blossom; delicate beauty | 2 |
| Anh Dung | Vietnamese | brave and heroic | 2 |
| Anh Khoa | Vietnamese | talented scholar; academic success | 2 |
| Anh Minh | Vietnamese | bright intellect; clear and clever | 2 |
| Anh Nguyet | Vietnamese | moonlight; bright moon | 2 |
| An Hoa | Vietnamese | peaceful blossom; harmony | 2 |
| Anh Thu | Vietnamese | graceful; gentle and literary | 2 |
| Anh Vu | Vietnamese | elegant and noble; graceful strength | 2 |
| An Khang | Vietnamese | peace and health; well-being and prosperity | 2 |
| Anlin | Chinese/Mandarin | peaceful forest | 2 |
| An Nhien | Vietnamese | calm, natural, carefree | 2 |
| An Phu | Vietnamese | peaceful and prosperous; secure wealth | 2 |
| Anqi | Chinese/Mandarin | peaceful and precious (qi as precious/jade) | 2 |
| Anran | Chinese/Mandarin | peaceful; at ease | 2 |
| Ansheng | Chinese/Mandarin | peaceful life; safe and flourishing | 2 |
| Anwei | Chinese/Mandarin | peaceful and great | 2 |
| Anzu | Japanese | apricot | 2 |
| Ao | Chinese/Mandarin | grand; proud; majestic | 1 |
| Aoi | Japanese | blue; hollyhock | 2 |
| Aoxuan | Chinese/Mandarin | mysterious/lofty and elegant | 2 |
| Arata | Japanese | fresh, new | 3 |
| Areum | Korean | beauty | 3 |
| Arin | Korean | tender; delicate | 2 |
| Asahi | Japanese | morning sun | 3 |
| Aseo | Korean | calm; auspicious | 2 |
| Aseong | Korean | rising achievement; great success | 2 |
| Aseul | Korean | delicate; graceful | 2 |
| Asuka | Japanese | fragrant; tomorrow | 3 |
| Atsuhiko | Japanese | sincere prince; earnest man | 4 |
| Atsuhisa | Japanese | sincere long-lasting; enduring sincerity | 4 |
| Atsunori | Japanese | sincere rule; earnest law | 4 |
| Atsuo | Japanese | devoted man | 3 |
| Atsushi | Japanese | sincere, industrious | 3 |
| Atsuto | Japanese | sincere person; earnest companion | 3 |
| Aya | Japanese | colorful; design | 2 |
| Ayaka | Japanese | colorful flower | 3 |
| Ayane | Japanese | colorful sound; fragrant tone | 3 |
| Ayoung | Korean | graceful; enduring | 3 |
| Ayumi | Japanese | walk, step, progress | 3 |
| Ayumu | Japanese | to walk; progress, dream | 3 |
| Ayun | Korean | gentle; graceful | 2 |
| Azuma | Japanese | east; eastern place | 3 |
| Azusa | Japanese | catalpa tree; aromatic wood | 3 |
| Bach | Vietnamese | white, pure | 1 |
| Baekho | Korean | white tiger | 2 |
| Baek-jun | Korean | bright and talented | 2 |
| Bai | Chinese/Mandarin | white; pure (白) or cypress (柏) | 1 |
| Baku | Japanese | mythical dream-eating creature; used in names and fiction | 2 |
| Bao | Chinese/Mandarin | treasure; precious (宝) | 1 |
| Bao An | Vietnamese | safe, peaceful; protection and peace | 2 |
| Bao Chau | Vietnamese | precious pearl | 2 |
| Bao Han | Vietnamese | precious joy; happiness | 2 |
| Bao Hung | Vietnamese | precious prosperity; flourishing | 2 |
| Bao Long | Vietnamese | precious dragon (strength) | 2 |
| Bao Minh | Vietnamese | bright treasure; clear, intelligent | 2 |
| Bao Ngoc | Vietnamese | precious jade | 2 |
| Bao Quoc | Vietnamese | treasure of the nation; patriotic | 2 |
| Bao Tram | Vietnamese | precious plume; graceful | 2 |
| Baoyu | Chinese/Mandarin | precious jade (宝玉) — name from a classic novel | 2 |
| Baoyun | Chinese/Mandarin | precious + cloud (宝云) — 'treasured cloud' | 2 |
| Basho | Japanese | banana plant; famed poet Matsuo Basho's pen name | 2 |
| Bei | Chinese/Mandarin | bud (蓓) or shell/treasure (贝); also north (北) | 1 |
| Beni | Japanese | crimson/red (used in feminine names) | 2 |
| Beniko | Japanese | crimson + child (feminine) | 3 |
| Benjiro | Japanese | eloquent/skillful + son (common male name pattern) | 3 |
| Benkei | Japanese | name of a legendary warrior monk; famed retainer | 2 |
| Benten | Japanese | Benzaiten, goddess of music and the arts (used as a name/title) | 2 |
| Beom-jun | Korean | brave and talented | 2 |
| Beom-seok | Korean | brave and steadfast (stone) | 2 |
| Bi | Chinese/Mandarin | jade-green; bright/beautiful (碧) | 1 |
| Bich | Vietnamese | jade; blue-green (graceful, elegant) | 1 |
| Bin | Chinese/Mandarin | refined; cultured (斌/彬) | 1 |
| Bing | Chinese/Mandarin | ice (冰) or bright (炳) | 1 |
| Bingwen | Chinese/Mandarin | bright + literature (炳文) — 'bright scholar' | 2 |
| Binh | Vietnamese | peace; calm | 1 |
| Binh An | Vietnamese | peaceful and safe | 2 |
| Biwa | Japanese | lute (traditional instrument) or loquat (fruit); used as a name) | 2 |
| Bo-hyun | Korean | treasured wisdom/virtue | 2 |
| Bo-kyung | Korean | treasured brightness/honor | 2 |
| Bolin | Chinese/Mandarin | learned + forest (博林) — 'scholar of the forest' | 2 |
| Bomi | Korean | spring beauty | 2 |
| Bong-hee | Korean | lofty joy | 2 |
| Bong-ju | Korean | noble and lofty | 2 |
| Boqi | Chinese/Mandarin | learned + fine jade (博琪) — skilled and precious | 2 |
| Boram | Korean | meaningful; worthwhile | 2 |
| Botan | Japanese | peony (common feminine name) | 2 |
| Boya | Chinese/Mandarin | erudite and elegant (博雅) | 2 |
| Bo-young | Korean | precious and enduring | 2 |
| Bungo | Japanese | literary/cultured (used as a masculine name) | 2 |
| Bunji | Japanese | literary + second/next (often 'second son') | 2 |
| Bunta | Japanese | literary/cultured + great; traditional male name | 2 |
| Bunzo | Japanese | literary + storehouse; old-fashioned male name | 2 |
| Buu | Vietnamese | precious, valuable | 1 |
| Byakko | Japanese | white tiger (mythical guardian creature) | 2 |
| Byeong-chul | Korean | firm and resolute | 2 |
| Byeong-ho | Korean | strong and great | 2 |
| Caihong | Chinese/Mandarin | rainbow | 2 |
| Caili | Chinese/Mandarin | beautiful and colorful | 2 |
| Caixia | Chinese/Mandarin | rosy clouds; colorful sunset | 2 |
| Caixuan | Chinese/Mandarin | colorful elegance; graceful charm | 2 |
| Cam | Vietnamese | brocade; embroidered; elegant | 1 |
| Cam Tu | Vietnamese | elegant brocade; graceful | 2 |
| Cam Van | Vietnamese | brocade cloud; poetic | 2 |
| Cang | Chinese/Mandarin | vast; boundless | 1 |
| Canh | Vietnamese | scenery; watchful; respectful | 1 |
| Cao | Vietnamese | high; tall; noble | 1 |
| Cat | Vietnamese | lucky; auspicious | 1 |
| Chae-hyun | Korean | Chae (채) 'color/gather' + hyun (현) 'wise/virtuous'; 'colorful wisdom'. | 2 |
| Chae-won | Korean | Chae (채) 'color/gather' + won (원) 'origin/garden'; often 'graceful origin'. | 2 |
| Chae-young | Korean | Chae (채) 'color/gather' + young (영) 'flower/eternal'; 'vibrant, enduring'. | 2 |
| Chang | Chinese/Mandarin | prosperous; flourishing | 1 |
| Chang-ho | Korean | Chang (창) 'prosper/create' + ho (호) 'great'; 'prosperous greatness'. | 2 |
| Chang-min | Korean | Chang (창) 'prosper/create' + min (민) 'clever'; 'creative and clever'. | 2 |
| Chan-hee | Korean | Chan (찬) 'praise/bright' + hee (희) 'joy'; 'bright joy'. | 2 |
| Chan-ho | Korean | Chan (찬) 'praise/bright' + ho (호) 'great/vast'; 'bright greatness'. | 2 |
| Chan-min | Korean | Chan (찬) 'praise/bright' + min (민) 'clever/quick'; 'bright and clever'. | 2 |
| Chao | Chinese/Mandarin | surpass; outstanding | 1 |
| Chaojun | Chinese/Mandarin | outstanding and handsome | 2 |
| Chaoyang | Chinese/Mandarin | morning sun | 2 |
| Chau | Vietnamese | pearl; precious | 1 |
| Chen | Chinese/Mandarin | morning; dawn | 1 |
| Cheng | Chinese/Mandarin | accomplish; sincere | 1 |
| Chenguang | Chinese/Mandarin | morning light; dawn glow | 2 |
| Chenxi | Chinese/Mandarin | dawn light; first rays | 2 |
| Chenyang | Chinese/Mandarin | morning sun; sunrise | 2 |
| Cheol-min | Korean | Cheol (철) 'iron/steadfast' + min (민) 'clever'; 'steadfast and wise'. | 2 |
| Cheol-soo | Korean | Cheol (철) 'iron/steadfast' + soo (수) 'excellent/protect'; 'steadfast excellence'. | 2 |
| Cheong-a | Korean | Cheong (청) 'clear/pure' + a (아) 'elegant/beautiful'; 'pure and graceful'. | 2 |
| Chi | Chinese/Mandarin | swift; vigorous | 1 |
| Chiaki | Japanese | thousand seasons; long-lasting | 3 |
| Chie | Japanese | wisdom; intelligence or blessing | 2 |
| Chien | Vietnamese | brave; warrior | 1 |
| Chiharu | Japanese | 'thousand springs' — springtime, renewal | 3 |
| Chihiro | Japanese | thousand fathoms | 3 |
| Chiho | Japanese | varies by kanji; commonly relates to 'thousand grains' or 'harvest' (prosperity) | 2 |
| Chika | Japanese | thousand flowers | 2 |
| Chikako | Japanese | often 'child of many virtues' or 'near/esteemed child' (varies by kanji) | 3 |
| Chikara | Japanese | power; strength | 3 |
| Chikashi | Japanese | varies by kanji; often conveys wisdom, clarity, or esteem | 3 |
| Chikayuki | Japanese | often 'long-lasting happiness/fortune' or 'thousand journeys' (varies by kanji) | 4 |
| Chinatsu | Japanese | 'thousand summers' — warm, bright season | 3 |
| Chinh | Vietnamese | upright; correct | 1 |
| Chisato | Japanese | 'thousand villages' or 'hometown' (connotes long distance or roots) | 3 |
| Chitose | Japanese | 'thousand years' — longevity, lasting good fortune | 3 |
| Chiyoko | Japanese | 'child of a thousand generations' — long life, legacy | 3 |
| Chizu | Japanese | often short for Chizuru/Chizuko; can mean 'thousand cranes' or 'wisdom' (varies by kanji) | 2 |
| Chong | Chinese/Mandarin | esteemed; lofty | 1 |
| Chuan | Chinese/Mandarin | river; flow | 1 |
| Chuhan | Chinese/Mandarin | graceful and deep; refined | 2 |
| Chun | Chinese/Mandarin | spring | 1 |
| Chung-hee | Korean | Chung (정/충) often 'upright/loyal' + hee (희) 'joy'; 'upright and joyful'. | 2 |
| Chung-min | Korean | Chung (정/충) 'upright/loyal' + min (민) 'clever'; 'upright and clever'. | 2 |
| Chun-hee | Korean | Chun (춘) 'spring' + hee (희) 'joy'; 'spring joy'. | 2 |
| Chunhua | Chinese/Mandarin | spring blossom | 2 |
| Chunlan | Chinese/Mandarin | spring orchid | 2 |
| Chunmei | Chinese/Mandarin | spring plum; beautiful | 2 |
| Chun-woo | Korean | Chun (춘) 'spring' + woo (우) 'help/protect'; 'spring guardian'. | 2 |
| Chunyu | Chinese/Mandarin | spring rain | 2 |
| Cong | Chinese/Mandarin | clever; intelligent | 1 |
| Cuc | Vietnamese | chrysanthemum (flower) | 1 |
| Cui | Chinese/Mandarin | jade; emerald | 1 |
| Cuifen | Chinese/Mandarin | jade fragrance; graceful scent | 2 |
| Cuihua | Chinese/Mandarin | jade flower; graceful blossom | 2 |
| Cuixia | Chinese/Mandarin | jade rosy clouds; bright dawn | 2 |
| Cung | Vietnamese | palace; devoted; respectful | 1 |
| Cuong | Vietnamese | strong, powerful | 1 |
| Dạ | Vietnamese | night; evening (often poetic) | 1 |
| Da-bin | Korean | 'Da' (many/all) + 'Bin' (refined/bright) — bright, graceful | 2 |
| Daehyun | Korean | Dae (big/great) + Hyun (virtuous, worthy) — "great and virtuous" | 2 |
| Dae-sung | Korean | 'Dae' (great) + 'Sung' (achievement/star) — great success; accomplished | 2 |
| Da-eun | Korean | 'Da' (many/all) + 'Eun' (grace) — graceful; many blessings | 2 |
| Da-hee | Korean | 'Da' (many/all) + 'Hee' (joy/shine) — joyful, bright | 2 |
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