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亞

“rank”

feminineHan script

[a̠] · Japanese

Origin: Not established
2 language contexts: Japanese Chinese
Follow the evidence: 3 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About 亞

亞 is a given name documented in Japanese and Chinese. Its character means “rank” (KANJIDIC2).

Italian Wiktionary account

Source-reported

Meaning: “rank”

Dal Cinese Classico 亞 (MC ʔˠaᴴ) forma kyūjitai (tradizionale) del carattere 亜 in vigore fino al 1946, il carattere rappresentava una corte o una casa con più complessi. Oggi serve come suffisso e affisso per indicare una sotto-categoria di specie o precedenza di ruolo.

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Italian Wiktionary: 亞CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikidata Q112224705CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
KANJIDIC2: 亞CC-BY-SA-4.0 · rev. 2026-288 · retrieved 2026-10-15

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Wikidata Q112224705CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Italian Wiktionary: 亞CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
KANJIDIC2: 亞CC-BY-SA-4.0 · rev. 2026-288 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About 亞

亞 is a given name documented in Japanese and Chinese. Its character means “rank” (KANJIDIC2).

Italian Wiktionary account

Source-reported

Meaning: “rank”

Sources for this account (3)

Italian Wiktionary: 亞CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikidata Q112224705CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
KANJIDIC2: 亞CC-BY-SA-4.0 · rev. 2026-288 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Where 亞 is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

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0 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

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Japan

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Documented as a given name in Japanese.

Explore Japan

2 of 2 countries

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms3

Wikidata Q112224705CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Italian Wiktionary: 亞CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
KANJIDIC2: 亞CC-BY-SA-4.0 · rev. 2026-288 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

亞

About 亞

Italian Wiktionary account

Where 亞 is used

Across borders

Japan

Popularity over time

History

Ya

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야

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亞

About 亞

Italian Wiktionary account

Where 亞 is used

Across borders

Japan

Popularity over time

History

Ya

A

아

야

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About 亞

Italian Wiktionary account

Where 亞 is used

Across borders

Japan

Popularity over time

History

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A name worth keeping.

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A story to pass on.

About 亞

Italian Wiktionary account

Where 亞 is used

Across borders

Japan

Popularity over time

History

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

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