At a Glance
- Meaning
- Red (Japanese)
- Origin
- Japanese (also a Central African ethnonym per Wiktionary)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- AH-kah
Aka is a Japanese (also a Central African ethnonym per Wiktionary) girl's name meaning “red (Japanese)”. It appears in our list of 200+ Beautiful Baby Girls Names That Start with A.
Meaning & Origin of Aka
Meaning: Red (Japanese).
Origin: Japanese (also a Central African ethnonym per Wiktionary).
A common claim: "Red, bright" Actually: The Japanese sense is accurate: 'aka' means red. But Hawaiian 'aka' doesn't mean 'bright' — it relates to shadow or reflection, and Wiktionary's only entry for the bare word 'aka' is an unrelated Central African ethnic group.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Aka
AH-kahIPA /ˈɑːkə/
Popularity of Aka
Aka doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Aka
Similar Names
Aki · Aire · Aino · Akira · Aine · Ake
