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碧
あおい
Aoi
ah-OH-ee · a female name
“Jade blue”
Cool · Artistic · Deep
The story of Aoi
A jewel-toned spelling of Aoi — the deep blue-green of jade.
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
jade blue-green
A jewel-like kanji for the blue-green of deep water and jade — rarer and more artistic than the everyday 青.
How it feels
The full story
About 碧
碧 paints Aoi in the color of deep lakes and gemstones. Its rarity and painterly quality make this spelling feel like a small work of art.
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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