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Tuesday, 25 August 2020

Linguistic Archaeology: Japanese Female Culture

Female names
1. Ai
2. Aiko
3. Akane
4. Akemi
5. Akiko
6. Asuka
7. Asuza
8. Atsuko
9. Aya
10. Ayaka
11. Ayako
12. Ayano
13. Chie
14. Chieko
15. Chika
16. Chikuma
17. Chinatsu
18. Chitose
19. Chiyeko
20. Chiyo
21. Chuemoko
22. Echiko
23. Eiko
24. Emi
25. Emiko
26. Eri
27. Eriko
28. Etsuko
29. Fujiko
30. Fumi
31. Fumiko
32. Fusae
33. Fuyuko
34. Gemmei
35. Ginko
36. Hama
37. Hana
38. Hanae
39. Hanako
40. Haniko
41. Haru
42. Haruka
43. Harukichi
44. Haruko
45. Haruna
46. Hideko
47. Hikaru
48. Hiroe
49. Hiroko
50. Hiromi
51. Hisa
52. Hisae
53. Hisako
54. Hitomo
55. Hitoshi
56. Haketoko
57. Iku
58. Inoue
59. Ise
60. Ishi
61. Itsuko
62. Imoko
63. Izuko
64. Iruko
65. Junko
66. Juri
67. Kaede
68. Kahori
69. Kana
70. Kaori
71. Kaoru
72. Katsuko
73. Katsumi
74. Kayoko
75. Kazuko
76. Kazumi
77. Keiko
78. Kenshi
79. Kimie
80. Kin
81. Kinuko
82. Kinuye
83. Kinuyo
84. Kita
85. Kiyo
86. Kiyoko
87. Kiyomi
88. Kochiyo
89. Koiso
90. Koken
91. Kuki
92. Kukiko
93. Kumi
94. Kumiko
95. Kunie
96. Kuniko
97. Kyoko
98. Kachiko
99. Kamoko
100. Kenko
101. Kusuriko
102. Kamako
103. Mai
104. Maki
105. Makiko
106. Mako
107. Mami
108. Mana
109. Mari
110. Mariko
111. Masae
112. Masako
113. Masami
114. Masayuki
115. Matsu
116. Mayu
117. Mayumi
118. Megu
119. Megumi
120. Michi
121. Michiko
122. Midori
123. Mieko
124. Miho
125. Miiko
126. Miki
127. Miliko
128. Mina
129. Minako
130. Mineko
131. Misaki
132. Misako
133. Mitsiko
134. Mitsu
135. Mitsuko
136. Mitsuyo
137. Miwako
138. Miyako
139. Miyo
140. Miyoko
141. Miyoshi
142. Moe
143. Momoko
144. Manako
145. Masuko
146. Mochiko
147. Nana
148. Nanami
149. Naoko
150. Naora
151. Natsu
152. Natsuki
153. Natsuko
154. Natsumi
155. Norie
156. Noriko
157. Nariako
158. Namako
159. Ochiyo
160. Oharu
161. Okichi
162. Okiku
163. Omitsu
164. Otsu
165. Otsune
166. Raicho
167. Rei
168. Reiko
169. Reina
170. Rika
171. Rina
172. Sachiko
173. Sadako
174. Saeko
175. Saito
176. Sakamae
177. Saki
178. Sakue
179. Sama
180. Saori
181. Sata
182. Satoko
183. Sei
184. Seiko
185. Seki
186. Setsuko
187. Shige
188. Shigeko
189. Shioko
190. Shiori
191. Shizu
192. Shoken
193. Shoko
194. Shoshi
195. Sué
196. Sui
197. Suko
198. Sumi
199. Sumie
200. Sumiko
201. Suzue
202. Suzuko
203. Sadchiko
204. Soko
205. Tai
206. Takako
207. Tamafune
208. Tamaki
209. Tamami
210. Tamiko
211. Taniko
212. Tansho
213. Teishi
214. Teruyo
215. Tokiwa
216. Toku
217. Tomi
218. Tomiko
219. Tomoko
220. Tomomi
221. Toshie
222. Toshiko
223. Toyohiko
224. Toyoko
225. Tsuki
226. Tsuya
227. Tokuko
228. Tokutako
229. Toko
230. Tomotoko
231. Teruoko
232. Tadamako
233. Tamako
234. Tsuko
235. Umeka
236. Umeko
237. Urako
238. Utako
239. Ujikiko
240. Umako
241. Yae
242. Yaeko
243. Yasu
244. Yasuko
245. Yoka
246. Yoko
247. Yoshike
248. Yoshiko
249. Yui
250. Yuka
251. Yuki
252. Yukiko
253. Yukio
254. Yukiyo
255. Yuko
256. Yumi
257. Yumiko
258. Yuri
259. Yuriko
260. Yusuke
261. Yoshioko
262. Yoritoko
263. Yukiako
264. Zanako


Popularity of Use
A           %          E          %          I         %          O           %          U          %
118       44%      58        21%     165     62%     165       62%     99        37%

B           %          C          %          D         %          F           %          G          %
0            0%        21        7%       6         2%        6           2%        6           2%

H           %          J          %          K         %          L           %          M          %
62          23%     4           1%       172     65%     0            0%       89        33%

N           %          P          %          Q         %          R           %          S          %
46          17%     0           0%        0         0%       39          14%     85       32%

T           %          V          %          W         %          X           %          Y          %
59          22%     0          0%        2          <1%      0           0%        51       19%

Z           %
8            3%


Popularity of Use
65% K:
62% I, O, K: (Koi), (Kiki),
44% A, I, O, K: Ai, Aiko, Akiko,
37% U, A, I, O, K: Okiku, Kukio, Kuki, Iku,
33% M, U, A, I, O, K: Umako, Momoko, Miki, Miiko, Mami, Mako,
         Makiko, Maki, Mai, Kamako, Mamoko, Kumiko, Kumi, Imoko,
32% S, M, U, A, I, O, K: Soko, Sumiko, Sumi, Suko, Sui, Sama, Saki,
         Masuko, Misako, Misaki, Masami, Masako, Koiso, Asuka,
23% H, S, M, U, A, I, O, K: Shoshi, Shoko, Shioko, Miho, Ishi,
         Hisako, Hisa, Hama,
22% T, H, S, M, U, A, I, O, K: Tsuko, Tamako, Tomotoko, Toko,
         Tokuko, Tsuki, Toshiko, Tomomi, Tomoko, Tomiko, Tomi,
         Toku, Tamiko, Tamami, Tamaki, Takako, Tai, Satoko, Sata,
         Saito, Otsu, Omitsu, Mitsuko, Mitsu, Mitsiko, Matsu, Kita,
         Katsumi, Katsuko, Itsuko, Hitoshi, Hitomo, Atsuko,
21% E, T, H, S, M, U, A, I, O, K: Umeko, Umeka, Toshie, Teishi,
         Sumie, Sué, Shoken, Seki, Seiko, Sei, Sakue, Sakamae, Saeko,
         Otsune, Moe, Mieko, Masae, Koken, Kimie, Keiko, Kaede, Ise,
         Haketoko, Hisae, Etsuko, Emiko, Emi, Eiko, Akemi,
19% Y, E, T, H, S, M, U, A, I, O, K: Yukiako, Yoshioko, Yusuke,
         Yumiko, Tsuya, Yumi, Yuko, Yukiyo, Yukio, Yukiko, Yuki,
         Yuka, Yui, Yoshiko, Yoshike, Yoko, Yoka, Yasuko, Yasu, Yaeko,
         Yae, Yutako, Toyoko, Toyohiko, Setsuko, Miyoshi, Miyoko,
         Miyo, Miyako, Mitsuyo, Mayumi, Mayu, Masayuki, Kyoko,
         Kiyomi, Kochiyo, Kiyoko, Kiyo, Kinuyo, Kinuye, Kayoko,
         Ayako, Ayaka, Aya,
17% N, Y, E, T, H, S, M, U, A, I, O, K: Tansho, Taniko, Namako,
         Natsumi, Natsuko, Natsuki, Natsu, Naoko, Nanami, Nana,
         Manako, Mineko, Minako, Mina, Mana, Kenko, Kuniko,
         Kunie, Kinuko, Kin, Kenshi, Kana, Inoue, Haniko, Hanako,
         Hanae, Hana, Ayano, Akane,
14% R, N, Y, E, T, H, S, M, U, A, I, O, K: Yoritoko, Yuriko, Yuri,
         Urako, Teruoko, Teruyo, Shiori, Saori, Rina, Rika, Reina,
         Reiko, Rei, Oharu, Nariako, Noriko, Norie, Naora, Mariko,
         Mari, Kusuriko, Kaoru, Kaori, Kahori, Iruko, Hiromi, Hiroko,
         Hiroe, Hikaru, Haruna, Haruko, Haruka, Haru, Eriko, Eri,
7% C, R, N, Y, E, T, H, S, M, U, A, I, O, K: Sachiko, Raicho, Okichi,
       Ochiyo, Mochiko, Michiko, Michi, Kachiko, Harukichi, Echiko,
       Chuemoko, Chiyo, Chiyeko, Chitose, Chinatsu, Chikuma,
       Chika, Chieko, Chie,
3% Z, C, R, N, Y, E, T, H, S, M, U, A, I, O, K: Zanako, Suzuko, Suzune,
       Shizu, Kazumi, Kazuko, Izuko, Asuza,
2% D, F, G, Z, C, R, N, Y, E, T, H, S, M, U, A, I, O, K: Tadamako,
       Sadchiko, Shigeko, Shige, Sadako, Midori, Megumi, Megu,
       Hideko, Ginko, Gemmei, Fuyuko, Fusae, Fumiko, Fumi,
1% J, D, F, G, Z, C, R, N, E, Y, T, H, S, M, U, A, I, O, K: Ujikiko,
      Tamafune, Juri, Junko, Fujiko,
<1% L, W, J, D, F, G, Z, C, R, N, Y, E, T, H, S, M, U, A, I, O, K: Tokiwa,
         Miwako, Miliko,
0% B, P, Q,


Female cultural development
65% |°
62% |°
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Conclusion: Kiki would be the earliest female name if it had been in the data set. Its seems unlikely that the earliest female name would be Koi (after the fish) unless there is a legend of a Koi woman. Koi is considered named around 500B.C. putting 62% at that date. That would suggest all Japanese Female names are post-chinese invasion, or women were unnamed/differently named until then.

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