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Akari

/ah-KAH-ree/ FeminineJapanese

Meaning

Akari is a feminine name of Japanese origin meaning “light, brightness”.

Akari is a Japanese girls' name drawn from the word for lamplight or glow, often written with characters meaning bright or vermilion. It has ranked among Japan's favorite names for daughters in recent years and crosses into English effortlessly.

A recurring top-20 girls' name in Japan during the 2010s and 2020s.

At a glance

Origin
Japanese
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/ah-KAH-ree/
Themes
LightHope

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Questions

  • Akari is a feminine name of Japanese origin meaning “light, brightness”. Akari is a Japanese girls' name drawn from the word for lamplight or glow, often written with characters meaning bright or vermilion.

  • Akari is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. It is a recurring top-20 girls' name in Japan during the 2010s and 2020s.

  • The name Akari comes from Japanese. Akari is a Japanese girls' name drawn from the word for lamplight or glow, often written with characters meaning bright or vermilion. It has ranked among Japan's favorite names for daughters in recent years and crosses into English effortlessly.

  • Akari is pronounced ah-KAH-ree.

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  6. Aurelia FeminineLatin“golden”