XPost: sci.lang.japan   
   From: HenHanna@devnull.tb   
      
   On 10/29/2023 7:04 AM, Jim wrote:   
   > On Sun, 29 Oct 2023 02:00:40 -0000 (UTC), Spiros Bousbouras wrote:   
   >   
   >> I am referring to the name  恵里香 .Is this influenced by the European   
   >> name which sounds the same (assuming that it does sound the same ,   
   >> I haven't actually heard  恵里香  pronounced) or is the similarity a   
   >> coincidence ? Does the name mean something ? I know the meaning of the   
   >> individual kanji but my dictionary doesn't say anything about the   
   >> combination.   
   >   
   > The characters are being used for their pronunciation, their   
   > phonetic value:  E RI KA.   
   >   
   > As is common, there are other pronunciations (readings) for   
   > these kanji, so you may need to know which of the possibilities   
   > is intended or possible.   
   >   
   > Cheers!   
   >   
   > jim b.   
   >   
      
      
   恵里香  -- is there another reading?   
      
   Other common names (like this one, a Hybrid names) are:   
      
      rica (rika)   
      Lisa, Risa ,   
      
   Arisa,  Alyssa   
      
   Naomi   
      
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