At a Glance
- Meaning
- Large hill, large slope
- Origin
- Japanese
- Pronunciation
- oh-SAH-kuh
Osaka is a Japanese name meaning “large hill, large slope”. It appears in our list of 225+ City Names for Babies With a World-Traveler Soul.
Meaning & Origin of Osaka
Meaning: Large hill, large slope.
Origin: Japanese.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Osaka
oh-SAH-kuhIPA /oʊˈsɑːkə/
Popularity of Osaka
Osaka 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.
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