Kaede and Shizuka are two prominent female characters in the "Tales of the Otori" series.
Some female names from Japanese literature include Murasaki (from "The Tale of Genji"), Osono (from "Sansho the Bailiff"), and Chiyo (from "Memoirs of a Geisha").
Namikiri, Tatsuya, Takumi
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Some of the Japanese names for a girl meaning fire or flame, include Akari, Seika, Meika, Tenkuu, Enju, and many more.
my bestfriend's name is Kira Some actually helpful names are Yuki, Hana, and Yui.
Here are a couple of links to get you started - just type in "Japanese last names" or "Japanese surnames" into your search engine for even more of them!
Some common Japanese last names include Suzuki, Tanaka, Yamamoto, Watanabe, and Sato.
Here's a site for baby names, this is the A-Z of Japanese names. It also shows the meaning which I think will by useful to you. babynameguide.com/categoryjapanese.asp?strGender=&strAlpha=A&strCat=Japanese&strOrder=Meaning
For girls, there's Ayako, Ayumi, Aya.
Hayai-Kage means swift shadow in Japanese ^-^
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Some of the most popular male African names include Anwar, Diallo, Hasan, Jabari, and Paulo. For females, popular names include Ami, Asha, Jamila, Kia, and Makenna.