Given name · Japanese
茉莉
茉莉 (Matsuri) is a feminine given name from Middle Chinese, ultimately from Sanskrit. It is used in Japanese.
JapaneseWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Mari.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
茉莉 comes from Middle Chinese, and ultimately from Sanskrit.
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茉莉’s family of names
In Japanese usage, 茉莉 was borrowed from the English form Mary. In Japanese usage, 茉莉 was borrowed from the English form Marie. In Japanese usage, 茉莉 was borrowed from the English form Jasmine.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named 茉莉
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