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(Main) gender: Female
Pronunciation: tsu-yah-kah [tsɨ́ᵝ.jà.kà]
Etymology and/or ways to write:
This name is mainly used as a combination of 艶 (tsuya) meaning “gloss, lustre, shine” and a ka kanji, like 花/華 meaning “flower,” 香 meaning “fragrance,” 夏 meaning “summer” or 佳 meaning “beautiful, good.” 艶 is also (rarely) used on its own, likely a shortening of the adjective 艶やか (tsuyayaka) referring to something glossy. The first element can also be split into two kanji, a tsu kanji, such as 都 meaning “metropolis” or 月, shortened from tsuki meaning “moon,” and a ya kanji, e.g. 夜 meaning “night.”
Popularity:
Usage of this name is very rare and much of it is concentrated on those born in recent decades, maxing out at 0.001% at any given year since the Heisei period (1989-2019).
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