Yoshie: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Yoshie – Meaning: Good/pleasing plus a nature-related element (one of several possible kanji spellings) – Origin: Japanese – Gender: Girl


Yoshie is a Japanese girl's name meaning “Good/pleasing plus a nature-related element (one of several possible kanji spellings)”. It appears in our list of 175+ Japanese Baby Girl Names With Beautiful Kanji Meanings.

Meaning & Origin of Yoshie

Meaning: Good/pleasing plus a nature-related element (one of several possible kanji spellings).

Origin: Japanese.

A common claim: Fragrant river Actually: This 'fragrant river' meaning applies only to one specific kanji spelling (芳江) among many possible spellings of Yoshie, not to the name as a whole.

Source: Wiktionary.

Popularity of Yoshie

Yoshie 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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