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(Main) gender: Female
Pronunciation: mah-yuu–rʸee [mà.jɯ̟́ᵝ.ɾʲí]
Etymology and/or ways to write:
Most of the kanji used for this name can be seen in the table below:
| ma (ま) | yu (ゆ) | ri (り) |
| 真/眞 “pure, true” | 百合 “lily” | |
| 麻 “hemp, flax” | 由 “reason, cause” | 里 “village” |
| 茉 part of 茉莉 (matsuri) “Arabian jasmine” | 優 “gentle, elegant; excellence, superiority” | 莉 part of 茉莉 (matsuri) |
| 万 “ten thousand” | 友 “friend” | 理 “reason, logic” |
| 満 “full, whole” | 佑/祐/佑/侑 “help” | 梨 “pear” |
| 摩/磨 “polish, shine” | 有 “existence” | 璃 part of 瑠璃 (ruri) “lapis lazuli” |
| 舞 “dance” | 悠 “quiet, calm; far off, distant” | 利 “advantage, benefit” |
| 愛 “beloved” | 結 “tie, bond” | 李 “Japanese/Chinese plum” |
| 雅 “refinement, elegance” | 夕 “evening” | 吏 “officer” |
| 柚 “yuzu fruit” | 凛/凜 “cold; dignified” | |
| 唯 “only” | 栞 “bookmark” | |
| 裕 “abundant, rich” | ||
| 遊 “play” | ||
| 夢 “dream” | ||
Popularity:
Overall usage of this name is uncommon, only starting to rise in the middle of the Shōwa period (1926-1989). In any given year in the 1990s and 2000s, usage levels generally rise above 0.01%. Based on Baby Calendar rankings data as well as my 2014-21 names research, by that time frame, percentages usually tend to go above 0.02%.
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