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Hi to everyone. I'm new to this forum
I'm writing a book which have a lot of japanese characters and since I'm not a japanese, can anyone please help me ?
. Are Shingo and Shinji too old names for twelve year old boys ? How would they hear after 10 or so years if I publish my book
. What does Seiya and Nozumo mean ?
. Can Mizuki be kept as a boy's name ?
. Suggest any smart and modern female name.
(Note: The female name I need is a step mother of 3 kids but really nice, smart, honest, moden and loving ) I think thats toooooo long.
Please help. See yah and have fun.

I'm not sure what you mean about the old thing...

"Seiya" has over 100 different possible readings. I could give you some random ones if you want. And I think you mean "Nozomu"? There's about 15 different readings for that name, but most of them have to do with the kanji "wish/hope".

"Mizuki" is definitely not a boy's name.

A smart and modern female name? Urghh... How about Fumie?

Dreams wrote:I'm not sure what you mean about the old thing...

"Seiya" has over 100 different possible readings. I could give you some random ones if you want. And I think you mean "Nozomu"? There's about 15 different readings for that name, but most of them have to do with the kanji "wish/hope".

"Mizuki" is definitely not a boy's name.

A smart and modern female name? Urghh... How about Fumie?

Ok, sure you can give me some random possible readings for Seiya. And no, I didn't mean it as 'Nozomu' I meant is 'Nozumo' I've heard it in an Anime Series. Why I was asking about Mizuki is because it was a boy's name (who is definetely not girlish) in an Anime series as well.
Fumie ????Strange name...never heard it before. Anyways, thanks and you can give me more about Seiya.

Dreams wrote:I'm not sure what you mean about the old thing...

"Seiya" has over 100 different possible readings. I could give you some random ones if you want. And I think you mean "Nozomu"? There's about 15 different readings for that name, but most of them have to do with the kanji "wish/hope".

"Mizuki" is definitely not a boy's name.

A smart and modern female name? Urghh... How about Fumie?

What I meant by that old thing -
I was asking you that are these two names that is Shingo and Shinji too old for nowadays. I mean do people still keep it. Is it too boring for nowadays ??

Names are so often a mix of modern and old, so I don't think it matters which names you use so long as you're comfortable with them.

Nozumo must be made up for the anime, because it's not a traditional Japanese name: (see here). So I can't give you a reading, unless you'd like me to look up the anime and see if the name had kanji or not.

Mizuki comes up indefinitely as a female name (see here - notice all the "f"s next to the readings), and occasionally as a place name and surname. There's one reading that can possibly be male or female, but generally it's a girl's name.

Hmm, the readings for Seiya aren't all that flattering. The ones with the symbol for "star" aren't bad, though:
"eight stars"
"star house"
"starry night"

Hey, Dreams, thanks for the answers. But there's just one more thing that I wanted to ask.. Can I keep 'Seiya' a name for a normal boy ? Where I heard it was in a anime and used for a boy from outer space, so can you tell me ?
And what are those readings ? Tell me. If they are that bad, you can PM me but I'd like to know.

"Seiya" is classified as an unknown gender/given name, so it can be used for a boy or a girl.

Haha, I didn't mean the readings were "bad". I mean they're boring. Stupid. Blah. Like "ministry + melting". I'd be going for a meaning with "star" in it.

"ministry + melting" , yuck. Me too going for the meaning with star.
Sorrry, but last question, whoever may answer it, can it be used for a normal and I clearly say, a human boy ? I know my question is stupid but I have to ask.

Yep, you can use it for a normal human boy.

Thanks so much for the answers, Dreams ^-^ Thanks again !! ^-^ for helping me out.