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行
行 (Gyō) is a unisex given name from Middle Chinese, ultimately from Sanskrit. It is used in Japanese.
Chinese and JapaneseWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Akira.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
行 comes from Middle Chinese, and ultimately from Sanskrit.
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How it developed
From Sanskrit संस्कार, from Sanskrit चर्या, from Sanskrit गमन.
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行’s family of names
In Japanese usage, 行 can be written in the Roman alphabet as An. In Japanese usage, 行 can be written in the Roman alphabet as Akira. In Japanese usage, 行 can be written in the Roman alphabet as Makoto.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 13
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 34
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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People named 行
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