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(Main) gender: Female
Pronunciation: mʸee-te–kʸee [mʲì.té̞.kʲí]
Etymology and/or ways to write:
The most commonly used form of this name is 美笛, individually meaning “beauty” and “flute; whistle.” Other kanji in use for this name include 未 (mi), referring to the sign of the Sheep or part of the word 未来 (mirai) meaning “future,” 実 (mi) meaning “seed; fruit,” 海 (mi) meaning “sea, ocean” and 滴 (teki) meaning “drip, drop (of liquid).”
Popularity:
Much of its usage is concentrated on those born in the first half of the Heisei period (1989-2019), influenced in large part by the television dorama ‘愛し方がわからない’ (Aishikata ga wakaranai), broadcast from October to December of 1989, which featured a main character with this name. Peaking at 0.007% in 1990, it dropped to 0.003% or below by 1993, remaining below this threshold since then.
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