Tsubame: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Tsubame – Meaning: barn swallow – Origin: Japanese – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: tsoo-BAH-meh


Tsubame is a Japanese boy's name meaning “barn swallow”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Tsubame

Meaning: Barn swallow.

Origin: Japanese.

How to Pronounce Tsubame

Phonetic: tsoo-BAH-meh   IPA: /tsuːˈbɑːmeɪ/

Popularity of Tsubame

Tsubame 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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