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葵
あおい
Aoi
ah-OH-ee · a female name
“Hollyhock”
Elegant · Classic · Poised
The story of Aoi
The classic Aoi — the hollyhock of Kyoto's oldest festival.
Aoi carries a double image: the blue of sky and sea, and the hollyhock flower of Kyoto's ancient Aoi Festival. Cool, elegant and quietly historic.
Kanji by kanji
hollyhock
The flower of Kyoto's ancient Aoi Festival and the Tokugawa family crest — quietly aristocratic.
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The full story
About 葵
葵 links a modern-sounding name to a millennium of history, from Heian court processions to the shogun's crest. Elegance with deep roots.
Popularity in Japan
Aoi has ranked high on girls' charts through the 2010s and 2020s, riding the popularity of color-inspired names.
Through the decades
A modern favorite, part of the recent wave of nature- and color-themed girls' names.
Deep dive
The Aoi Matsuri, one of Kyoto's three great festivals, has been held since the 6th century and takes its name from the hollyhock. A girl named Aoi carries both that ancient elegance and the fresh coolness of the color blue.
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