| Name | Meaning, Alternate Names |
|---|---|
| Abi | |
| Ado | |
| Aemi | |
| Aeko | |
| Agasa | |
| Ai | Love; indicates a person who loves others Aiho, Aika, Aiko, Aimi, Aina, Aino, Airi |
| Aiga | |
| Aira | |
| Aisa | |
| Aishun | |
| Akako, Akae | Red Akae, Akaho, Akana, Akane, Akari |
| Akane | Turkey red |
| Akasuki | Fond of red, or bright helper |
| Akemi | |
| Akeno | |
| Aki | Autumn; given to girls who are born in the Autumn Akie, Akiha, Akiho, Akika, Akiko, Akimi, Akina, Akine, Akino, Akiyo |
| Akina | Very bright spring flower, spring leaves |
| Akio | |
| Akira | Light Akirako |
| Akko | |
| Ako | |
| Akoto | |
| Amari | |
| Ami | Asia + beauty Amika, Amiko |
| An, Anna | Probably the English name “Anne” |
| Anbi | |
| Ane | Elder sister? |
| Aneka | |
| Anii | Possibly the English name “Annie” |
| Anju | |
| Ano | |
| Anri | |
| Anzu | Apricot, feminine love |
| Ao | |
| Aoba | |
| Aoi | Hollyhock |
| Aomi | |
| Are | |
| Arei | |
| Ari | Ariko |
| Arisu | A family name, but possibly popularized by the English name “Alice” |
| Asa | Morning; given to girls who are born in the morning Asae, Asaka, Asako, Asami, Asano, Asari |
| Asahi | |
| Asaji | |
| Asuka | Tomorrow + fragrance |
| Asuko | |
| Atsuko | Atsue, Atsuho, Atsuki, Atsumi, Atsuna, Atsune, Atsuno, Atsuyo |
| Au | Meeting |
| Aya | Brilliantly colored Ayae, Ayaka, Ayako, Ayami, Ayana, Ayane, Ayano, Ayayo |
| Ayaka | Brilliantly colorful and fragrant, or brilliantly colorful flower, or brilliantly colorful summer |
| Ayako | Damask pattern, referring to the gloriously colored damasks of traditional Japan |
| Ayame | Iris, flower of the moon Ayameko |
| Ayao | |
| Ayase | |
| Aye | |
| Ayuka | |
| Ayuko | |
| Ayumi | Pace, walk |
| Ayuri | |
| Azami | The flower of a thistle; symbolizes defiance |
| Azumi | Possibly “kindness + beauty” |
| Azusa | Possibly “catalpa tree” |
| Bachiko | Happy child |
| Beni | Beniha, Benika, Beniko, Benio |
| Chiaki | |
| Chie | Chieko, Chiemi, Chieri |
| Chifumi | |
| Chifuyu | |
| Chigusa | |
| Chiharu | |
| Chihiro | Thousand + inquire |
| Chiho, Chihoko | Possibly “a thousand excellences” or “a hundred thousand” |
| Chihomi | Possibly “a hundred thousand beauties” or “a thousand + protect + beauty” |
| Chihori | |
| Chika | Wisdom, intelligence, or near Chikaho, Chikako, Chikayo |
| Chikage | |
| Chikaze | Possibly “a thousand winds” |
| Chima, Chimako | Possibly “a thousand truths” |
| Chimaki | |
| Chimari | A thousand balls? |
| China | |
| Chinami | A thousand waves, an infinite number of waves |
| Chinatsu | A thousand summers, an infinite number of summers |
| Chino | |
| Chio | |
| Chisa | Chisaki, Chisako, Chisami, Chisano |
| Chisato | |
| Chise | |
| Chisuzu | A thousand bells, an infinite number of bells |
| Chitako | |
| Chitose | A thousand years, given to express the parents’ wish that the girl will have a long life and her descendants will continue in an unbroken line for a thousand years |
| Chiyako | |
| Chiyo | A thousand generations, given to express the parents’ wish that the girl will have a long life and her descendants will continue in an unbroken line for a thousand years Chiyoe, Chiyoko, Chiyomi, Chiyori |
| Chiyu | |
| Chiyuki | |
| Chiyumi | |
| Chiyuri | |
| Chizu | A thousand cranes. The crane is a symbol of longevity because it was believed to live a thousand years, so a thousand cranes is a wish for thousandfold longevity. Chizuka, Chizuko, Chizumi |
| Chizuru | A thousand storks |
| Cho | Dawn; given to girls who are born at dawn. Also means butterfly Choko, Choyo |
| Dai | Stand, base, or great |
| Den | Bequest from ancestors |
| Dori | Dorika |