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Name details - 玄

Readings
Common reading:
げん   Gen   (male given name)

Additional readings:
くろう   Kurou   (surname)
げんじ   Genji   (unclassified person name)
げんそう   Gensou   (unclassified person name)
さちみ   Sachimi   (unclassified person name)
しずか   Shizuka   (female given name)
たかし   Takashi   (unclassified person name)
はじめ   Hajime   (unclassified given name)
はるか   Haruka   (female given name, surname)
ひかる   Hikaru   (unclassified given name)
ひょん   Hyon   (surname)
ひろし   Hiroshi   (unclassified given name)
ふかし   Fukashi   (unclassified given name)
Frequency
This is the 929th most common Japanese male given name.
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玄
ゲン    mystery, dark   
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5
幺
short, tiny   
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糸
シ   いと thread   
4
亠
lid
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