About japanese names
Surname first and crisply syllabic, results like "Kawashima Mako" and "Arai Ippei" sit beside older formal styles such as "Kabuto Tarozaemon". The everyday entries suit contemporary fiction, visual novel casts, or NPC rosters set in modern Tokyo, while the archaic ones flag a character with samurai ancestry. Read candidates aloud, since the short open vowels are meant to flow.
How japanese names are built
Each name is a surname followed by a given name: the surname pairs with a male, female or neutral given name depending on the set chosen. The surname bank is large at 1,050 entries and feeds all three given banks (982 male, 863 female, 108 neutral), producing names like Kawai Mamoru, Kono Sonomi and the neutral Fuda Mitsue.
Kawai Mamoru
Kawai (surname, drawn first) + Mamoru (given, male bank)
Kono Sonomi
Kono (surname, drawn first) + Sonomi (given, female bank)
Fuda Mitsue
Fuda (surname, drawn first) + Mitsue (given, neutral bank)
Sourced from JMnedict (Japanese proper-name dictionary) (CC BY-SA 4.0 per EDRDG licence statement).
Naming notes
The surname leads every pattern; the trailing given name is drawn from the male, female or neutral bank. Entries are stored without macrons and without apostrophes, so spellings stay ASCII (Mamoru, Iehisa). Region label: Japan, surname-first order. The neutral bank of 108 is small relative to the gendered given banks.
Questions about japanese names
- Why is the surname first?
- Each pattern leads with the surname, then appends a given name, so the family name comes before the given name.
- Why is there a neutral option?
- A small neutral given bank (108 entries) pairs with the surname bank alongside the male and female given banks.
- How are the spellings stored?
- Surname and given entries are stored without macrons and without apostrophes, keeping forms like Mamoru and Iehisa in ASCII.