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(Main) gender: Male
Pronunciation: tew̃-yo: [tẽ̞́ɰ̃̀.jò̞ː]
Variant transliterations: Ten’yo, Ten’you
Etymology and/or ways to write:
The most popular form of this name at the moment is 天陽, the kanji individually meaning “sky” and “day; sun.” Other kanji in use include 辿 (ten) meaning “following, pursuing,” 洋 (yō) meaning “ocean, sea,” 耀 (yō) meaning “brightness, brilliance” and 遥 (yō) meaning “far off, distant.”
Popularity:
Overall usage of this name is rare with percentage levels not reaching above 0.002% before the 21st century. Even when heading into the 2000s and 2010s, usage did not peak above 0.005%, that is until around 2019 when the asadora ‘Natsuzora’ aired which featured a character with this name. By 2020, based on Baby Calendar rankings data and my preliminary 2014-20 names research, percentage levels rose to well over 0.03% with the asadora also causing the rise of such other names as Saitarō and Yukinosuke.
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