Names from Eastern Tradition

Hideharu -Hideharu is a Japanese name which means "flourishing in springtime"

Jade -Jade is a relatively soft stone that has been used to create all manner of things from goblets, pipes and boxes to buttons, beads and trinkets since prehistoric times and has been (and remains) a popular medium for art in China and its surrounding area. It is most often green and occurs in a variety of shades. Jade has been identified as some as a birthstone for March.

Jiao-Long -Jiao-Long is a Chinese name that means "looks like a dragon".

Ju-Long -Ju-Long is a Chinese name meaning "powerful dragon".

Koto -Koto is the word for a Japanese musical instrument that is much like a harp.

Mitsuaki -Mitsuaki is a Japanese name that can be translated a variety of ways. Aki can mean either "autumn" or "bright, shining, radiant" or "spirit or fairy" and mitsu means "ray of light"
So this name can mean "autumn light" "bright ray of light" or "Spirit light".

Ren -Ren is a Japanese name meaning "water lily" or "lotus".

Ryouma -Ryouma is a Japanese name from the characters ryu meaning "dragon" or "imperial" and ma meaning "horse"

Ryutaro -Ryutaro is a Japanese name from the characters ryuu meaning "imperial" or "dragon" and ta meaning "thick" or "plump" and ro meaning "son"
So this name means roughly, son of the fat dragon!

Ryuu -Ryuu is a Japanese name meaning "dragon" or "imperial".

Shiva -Shiva is a Sanskrit name meaning "Auspicious one". He is the major God in Hindu tradition.

Sora -Sora is a Japanese name meaning pale blue sky.

Tatsuhiko -Tatsuhiko is a Japanese boy's name from the kanji letters tatsu meaning "dragon" or "imperial" or "accomplished" and hiko meaning "boy" or "lad".

Tatsuyoshi -The name Tasuyoshi comes to us from Japan. It is written with the kanji characters tatsu meaning either "imperial" "dragon" or "accomplished" and yoshi meaning "beautiful" "excellent" or "good".

Yasahira -Yasahiro is a name of Japanese origin meaning "serene".

Yun -Yun is a girl's name used in both China and Korea. In Chinese the name means "melody" in Korean "lotus flower".

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