Ume Name Meaning Japanese Novels & Stories

“Your first name isn't Twilight?” “It's my second name. My first name is Tis, more like the shorter version. It's Tisiphone (Tis-if-uh-nee) and it’s a Greek name. I also have a third name; it’s Ama’Rose. It’s a contraction for Amanita Rose and yes, I was named after a mushroom as well. Call me by whichever one you want. A lot of people know me as Tisiphone, but my friends prefer Twilight for some reason.” “You have some pretty weird parents. Couldn't they give you a normal Japanese name? I think because of your hair, Fuyu, Yuki or Shiro would have suited you. Or if they wanted to keep 'Twilight' they could've just translated it to Hakumei.”

I smiled victoriously on coming up with a perfect excuse to escape. "oh okay." he seemed slightly unbothered. "What's her name anywa-" he dropped a speaker while talking to me. Great! Couldn't expect anything less from the 'God of destruction'. I hurried forward to help him. "Her name is Yuri" That's the best name you could come up with hikari, seriously, I thought to myself. Yuri means a ghost in Japanese, I face palmed myself in my head. "oh Yuri," he giggled a little "pretty name"

Her lips trembled, and tears began streaming down uncontrollably. "Would it be strange if I wanted to name her Usagi (rabbit)? If it's a girl, of course. I think it suits the plush," Kenji continued, shaking the plush in front of Akiko, insisting she take it. With trembling hands, Akiko reached out and accepted it. "If it's a boy, I'd like to call him Natsu. Summer. That's because you're always the most excited during the summer," Kenji added with a peculiar half-smile.