Yayoi (given name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Yayoi


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caption= Yayoi Yoshioka, a women's rights activist
pronunciation = Yayoi
gender = Female
meaning = March
region = Japanese
origin = Japanese
related names = Satsuki
footnotes = [ [http://www.babynames.co.uk/meaning_origin_name_Yayoi.htm Yayoi - Meaning and origin of the name Yayoi] ]

nihongo|Yayoi |やよい, ヤヨイ is a feminine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Yayoi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*弥生, "March";as a given name
*彌生, "extensive, life"The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

Real people

;with the given name Yayoi
*Yayoi Jinguji (弥生), a Japanese voice actress
*Yayoi Kusama (彌生 or 弥生), a Japanese artist
*Yayoi Wachi (弥生), a Japanese composer and sound designer
*Yayoi Yoshioka (彌生), a Japanese physician and women's rights activist

Fictional characters

;with the given name Yayoi
*Yayoi, the main heroine of the manga series "Mugen Spiral"
*Yayoi Fujisawa (やよい), a character in the anime series "Stellvia of the Universe"
*Yayoi Inuzuka (弥生), a character in the light novel, manga, and anime series "Kure-nai"
*Yayoi Matsunaga (弥生), a character in the anime series ""

References