Japanes Names?

[seireikhaan]

Hi, I'm currently in the process of formulating a story I'm planning to write. Its a historical fiction/ fantasy, set in the Sengoku Jidai, and I was wondering if anyone had some good Japanes names for characters. I have almost no knowledge of the Japanese language, and know very few Japanes names. The main characters will include a Ninja(assassin), a Samurai, and a Miko. Other characters will mostly be minor, although I will have few historical figures placed in it, such as Uesugi Kenshin, Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kagekatsu, and Takeda Katsuyori. Any help would be much appreciated.

Edit: There's also a kunoichi, who will play a sem-important role as well.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

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[seireikhaan]

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Ughh, should have predicted that one. Any names BESIDES Saski Kojiro?

EDIT: Not that its a terrible name, from what I can tell, I just really don't want to think about Sasaki Kojiro running around in my story line.

[ajaxfetish]

Ko-Ko
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Let the world know you're a cultured individual while you're at it.
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[Tamur]

http://www.babyhold.com/list/Japanese_Baby_Names/

http://www.babynamenetwork.com/baby_...baby_names.cfm

And a little background on name formation...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_name

The web is a lovely thing. Not that Madame Butterfly isn't lovely, but there are plenty more to choose from besides Puccini's

[Csargo]

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[CountArach]

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[naut]

Hideki, Naomori, Tsuda, Hideharu, Koremitsu, Shiba, Kokami, etcetera.

[Cha]

@ the responses!

How about..

women: Mika Nakashima, Hitomi Shimatani, Ryoko Yonekura, Mikuni Shimokawa, Maaya Sakamoto, Nami Tamaki, Isoyo Yuki, Namie Amuro and Utada Hikaru

men: Jun Matsumoto and Ozeki Tochiazuma?

[caravel]

Caraveloto-san Camelzaki Warrioki is a good one.

//coat on, door open

[seireikhaan]

Uhhh... OK, well. I was sorta hoping for a few more SERIOUS responses, but thanks to Cha and Tamur so far.

[naut]

???

Hideki, Naomori, Tsuda, Hideharu, Koremitsu, Shiba, Kokami, etcetera.

Male Names:

Chosokabe
Ichijo
Matsuura
Kurushima
Ikoma
Koteda
Shima
Shiba
Nagatsuka
Miyoshi
Iriki-in
Ijuin
Arima
Otomo
Makino
Omura
Ryuzoji
Shoni
Tojo
Kono
Amako
Asai
Ouchi
Saito
Miyoshi
Kurushima
Kikkawa
Hatano
Hatakeyama
Kanamori
Toyotomi
Matsunaga
Toyotomi
Shibata
Sakumai
Akechi
Ishida
Kitabatakei
Nishio
Shibata
Asakura
Hosokawa

Female Names:

Jito
Gemmei
Gensho
Koken
Shotoku
Myosho
Gosakuramachi
Himoko
Pimiko
Iyo
Suiko
Jomei
Saimei
Kogyoku
Tomoe
Masako
Yae
Amaterasu
Jingo
Kaede
Eiko
Etsuko
Kame
Yume
Natsu
Tomoe
Tokuko
Masako
Jufuku
Matsu
Kamehime
Tokuhime
Furuhime
Mastuhime
Ichihime
Kazuko
Senhime
Yodo-gimi

Surnames:

Kunichika
Kanesada
Takanobu
Michiuki
Chikamasa
Yasumasa
Yasutsune
Motochika
Morichika
Sakon
Yoshimune
Yoshikane
Masaie
Jikkyo
Yoshitatsu
Shigenaga
Takahisa
Norihisa
Shigetoki
Hisanori
Harunobu
Yoshishige
Narisato
Tadatsune
Sumitada
Masaie
Takanobu
Yoshihisa
Iehisa
Yoshihiro
Sukemoto
Tokinao
Norihisa
Shigekage
Motonari
Michinao
Sukemasa
Katsuhisa
Haruhisa
Hisamana
Takamoto
Hidemoto
Yoshinaga
Toshimasa
Tatsuoki
Yoshitatsu
Chokei
Michifusa
Yoshinari
Motoharu
Motonaga
Terumoto

Now that my fingers hurt is that enough?

[drone]

barocca has a list of names that they are using for heroes/generals for the Samurai Warlords mod.
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=66560

[AntiochusIII]

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Who the hell name their warlord a strawberry?

I think Casanova-kun is the best. My tip: don't name anyone in your story Ichigo, Sakura, or such "common" names abundant in modern fanfiction scene. They suck :P

One question to the learned: are there significant differences in the naming conventions of the Sengoku era versus, say, post-war Japan?

[Caius]

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[seireikhaan]

Alright, this is getting ridiculuos. Don't post if all you're going to do is point to your name. ENOUGH ALREADY!

Oh, and thank you, Rythmic, for actually answering the question. And thank you Antiochus III for the advice, though I had not planned on using the ultra common names that I've already heard of. That was sort of why I posted this thread in the first place.

[Csargo]

Who the hell name their warlord a strawberry?

I think Casanova-kun is the best. My tip: don't name anyone in your story Ichigo, Sakura, or such "common" names abundant in modern fanfiction scene. They suck :P

One question to the learned: are there significant differences in the naming conventions of the Sengoku era versus, say, post-war Japan?

Oh low-blow

[AntiochusIII]

Oh low-blow

Not your fault man. You're our unique Csar Ichigo of the Org and that's fine. But if he's writing fiction then it's pretty advisable to, erm, stay away from the name, especially if one visits fanfiction.net even occasionally, or intends to create a plausible historical drama as such, which it appears is his intention.

[Csargo]

Not your fault man. You're our unique Csar Ichigo of the Org and that's fine. But if he's writing fiction then it's pretty advisable to, erm, stay away from the name, especially if one visits fanfiction.net even occasionally, or intends to create a plausible historical drama as such, which it appears is his intention.

Yeah. I guess that wouldn't be a good name.

[TevashSzat]

Like Scary Movie IV,

Sushi, Mitsubishi, Toyota, Honda, Samuri

[CountArach]

Ahhhh lol! That scene is great!

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Waaaaayyyyyy ahead of you.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Don't post if all you're going to do is point to your name.

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[naut]

[Marius Dynamite]

Shunsuke is a male Japanese name.

[seireikhaan]

Well, I got what I was looking for, thanks to those who actually answered seriously.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Well, I got what I was looking for, thanks to those who actually answered seriously.

This is the frontroom.

[Csargo]

This is the frontroom.

You said it wrong.

THIS IS THE.......FRONTROOM!!!!! kicks backroom diplomat into bottomless pit

[edyzmedieval]

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That made me laugh hard!!!

[pevergreen]

Yudai Katami! (beefy187 on forums)

[Moros]

Kenskin, definately Kenshin.