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Name details - 元

Readings
Common readings:
げん   Gen   (surname, unclassified given name)  
はじめ   Hajime   (male given name)  
Additional readings:
うおん   Uon   (surname)  
うん   Un   (surname)  
げんしゅう   Genshuu   (unclassified given name)  
げんじ   Genji   (unclassified name)  
つかさ   Tsukasa   (unclassified given name)  
はじむ   Hajimu   (unclassified given name)  
もと   Moto   (place name, surname, unclassified given name)  
もとい   Motoi   (unclassified given name)  
もとかつ   Motokatsu   (unclassified name)  
もとざき   Motozaki   (surname)  
もとじ   Motoji   (unclassified name)  
もとずみ   Motozumi   (unclassified name)  
もとやす   Motoyasu   (unclassified given name)  
Frequency
This is the 7829th most common Japanese surname.
This is the 519th most common Japanese male given name.
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ゲン   ガン   origin; original   もと origin   
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