Given name & surname

Murata

“a beloved friend”

Murata is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “a beloved friend.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One African interpretation is “a beloved friend.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is African.

How it developed

From Japanese 村田 (Murata).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Murata’s family of names

Murata has a related form in Muratea. Murata has a related form in Muratee. Murata has a related form in Murati.

Walk Murata’s family in the name graph

Murata村田MuratiMurateaMurateeMuratieMuratiaMuraty

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 6

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Murata, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

African

Mushana

“born with the morning's light”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

African

Munaya

“the rainmaker”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

African

Malawa

“a flourishing man”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

African

Mardea

“the last-born child”

No U.S. birth series

18% boys · 82% girls

African

Manyara

“a humble woman”

No U.S. birth series

17% boys · 83% girls

African

Erasta

“a peaceful woman”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

African

Ujana

“a young woman”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

African

Mawunyaga

“God is great”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Murata’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Murata

A sister for Murata