48-1903: Akimoto (written: 秋元 or 秋本) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Emi Akimoto ( 秋元 恵美 , born 1956) , Japanese hurdler Hiromoto Akimoto ( 秋元 礼朝 , 1848–1883) , Japanese daimyō Hiroyuki Akimoto ( 秋本 啓之 , born 1986) , Japanese judoka Jin Akimoto ( 秋本 じん , born 1971) , Japanese mixed martial artist Junko Akimoto ( 秋元 順子 , born 1947) , Japanese singer Katsuhiro Akimoto ( 秋元 克広 , born 1956) , Japanese politician Akimoto Kojima, birth name of Gojōrō Katsuhiro Kosaku Akimoto ( 秋元 宏作 , born 1968) , Japanese baseball player Kozue Akimoto ( 秋元 梢 , born 1987) , Japanese fashion model Manatsu Akimoto ( 秋元 真夏 , born 1993) , Japanese idol, singer, actress and television personality Masahiro Akimoto (disambiguation) , multiple people Matsuyo Akimoto ( 秋元 松代 , 1911–2001) , Japanese playwright Masatoshi Akimoto ( 秋本 真利 , born 1975) , Japanese politician Michitaka Akimoto ( 秋本 倫孝 , born 1982) , Japanese footballer Nami Akimoto ( 秋元 奈美 , born 1968) , Japanese manga artist Naomi Akimoto ( 秋本 奈緒美 , born 1963) , Japanese actress and singer Osamu Akimoto ( 秋本 治 , born 1952) , Japanese manga artist Ryutarou Akimoto ( 秋元 龍太朗 , born 1995) , Japanese actor and model Sayaka Akimoto ( 秋元 才加 , born 1988) , Japanese actress, singer, and idol Tsubasa Akimoto ( 秋本 つばさ , born 1974) , Japanese actress Tsukasa Akimoto ( 秋元 司 , born 1971) , Japanese politician Yasushi Akimoto ( 秋元 康 , born 1956) , Japanese television writer, lyricist and academic Yōsuke Akimoto ( 秋元 羊介 , born 1944) , Japanese actor and voice actor Yota Akimoto ( 秋元 陽太 , born 1987) , Japanese footballer Fictional characters [ edit ] Akimoto, minor character in
96-456: A maiden name , a patronymic , or a baptismal name . In England, it was unusual for a person to have more than one given name until the seventeenth century when Charles James Stuart ( King Charles I ) was baptised with two names. That was a French fashion, which spread to the English aristocracy, following the royal example, then spread to the general population and became common by the end of
144-482: A name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A Christian name is the first name which is given at baptism , in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms ' on a first-name basis ' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to
192-477: A power law distribution . Since about 1800 in England and Wales and in the U.S., the popularity distribution of given names has been shifting so that the most popular names are losing popularity. For example, in England and Wales, the most popular female and male names given to babies born in 1800 were Mary and John, with 24% of female babies and 22% of male babies receiving those names, respectively. In contrast,
240-611: A character from the movie Splash . Lara and Larissa were rare in America before the appearance of Doctor Zhivago , and have become fairly common since. Songs can influence the naming of children. Jude jumped from 814th most popular male name in 1968 to 668th in 1969, following the release of the Beatles ' " Hey Jude ". Similarly, Layla charted as 969th most popular in 1972 after the Eric Clapton song. It had not been in
288-567: A comprehensive study of Norwegian first name datasets shows that the main factors that govern first name dynamics are endogenous . Monitoring the popularity of 1,000 names over 130 years, the authors have identified only five cases of exogenous effects, three of them are connected to the names given to the babies of the Norwegian royal family. Since the civil rights movement of 1950–1970, African-American names given to children have strongly mirrored sociopolitical movements and philosophies in
336-495: A family in the manner of American English Seniors, Juniors , III , etc. Similarly, it is considered disadvantageous for the child to bear a name already made famous by someone else through romanizations , where a common name like Liu Xiang may be borne by tens of thousands. Korean names and Vietnamese names are often simply conventions derived from Classical Chinese counterparts. Many female Japanese names end in -ko ( 子 ), usually meaning "child" on its own. However,
384-504: A given generation within a family and extended family or families, in order to differentiate those generations from other generations. The order given name – father's family name – mother's family name is commonly used in several Spanish -speaking countries to acknowledge the families of both parents. The order given name – mother's family name – father's family name is commonly used in Portuguese -speaking countries to acknowledge
432-529: A given name has versions in many languages. For example, the biblical name Susanna also occurs in its original biblical Hebrew version, Shoshannah , its Spanish and Portuguese version Susana , its French version, Suzanne , its Polish version, Zuzanna , or its Hungarian version, Zsuzsanna . Despite the uniformity of Chinese surnames , some Chinese given names are fairly original because Chinese characters can be combined extensively. Unlike European languages, with their Biblical and Greco-Roman heritage,
480-454: A government-appointed registrar of births may refuse to register a name for the reasons that it may cause a child harm, that it is considered offensive, or if it is deemed impractical. In France, the agency can refer the case to a local judge. Some jurisdictions, such as Sweden, restrict the spelling of names. In Denmark, one does not need to register a given name for the child until the child is six months old, and in some cases, one can even wait
528-527: A high school student in the mid-1970s. At the 1975 Japan international indoor meet, she was second in the 50 metres , beaten only by two-time Olympian Mamie Rallins of the United States despite the two sharing the same time. She won her first national title in the 100 m hurdles at the 1977 Japan Championships in Athletics . Her time of 14.09 seconds was the fastest automatically-timed win at
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#1732765907139576-476: A lake located in Fukushima Prefecture See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Akimoto All pages with titles containing Akimoto [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Akimoto . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding
624-407: A little longer than this before the child gets an official name. Parents may choose a name because of its meaning. This may be a personal or familial meaning, such as giving a child the name of an admired person, or it may be an example of nominative determinism , in which the parents give the child a name that they believe will be lucky or favourable for the child. Given names most often derive from
672-416: A pivotal character in his epic prose work, The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia ; Jessica , created by William Shakespeare in his play The Merchant of Venice ; Vanessa , created by Jonathan Swift ; Fiona , a character from James Macpherson 's spurious cycle of Ossian poems; Wendy , an obscure name popularised by J. M. Barrie in his play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up ; and Madison ,
720-522: A result at the 1981 IAAF World Cup , where she again placed eighth. Her career peak came at the 1982 Asian Games . Dia of China entered as defending champion but two Japanese women finished ahead of her: Akimoto claimed the gold in a lifetime best of 13.63 seconds, trailed by Chizuko Akimoto . She then teamed up with Emiko Konishi , Hiromi Isozaki and Junko Yoshida to form the Japanese women's 4×100 metres relay quartet. The team comprised some of
768-555: A standard in Hungary . This order is also used to various degrees and in specific contexts in other European countries, such as Austria and adjacent areas of Germany (that is, Bavaria ), and in France , Switzerland , Belgium , Greece and Italy , possibly because of the influence of bureaucracy, which commonly puts the family name before the given name. In China and Korea, part of the given name may be shared among all members of
816-655: A third consecutive win at the 1983 Asian Athletics Championships , equalling her time from the Asian Games to set a championship record, despite a strong −2.0 m/s wind. This was almost two tenths of a second faster than runner-up Liu Huajin of China, who would go on to win the title herself two years later. Akimoto was one of three Asian entrants in the women's 100 m hurdles at the inaugural 1983 World Championships in Athletics , alongside her traditional rival Dia and Lin Yueh-Hsiang (the bronze medallist at
864-541: Is a Japanese former track and field athlete who specialised in the 100 metres hurdles . She was the gold medallist in the event at the Asian Athletics Championships three times consecutively from 1979 to 1983, breaking the championship record each time. She won two gold medals at the Asian Games in 1982 , running in the hurdles and 4×100 metres relay . Akimoto was a six-time champion at
912-940: Is predominant. Also, a particular spelling is often more common for either men or women, even if the pronunciation is the same. Many culture groups, past and present, did not or do not gender their names strongly; thus, many or all of their names are unisex. On the other hand, in many languages including most Indo-European languages (but not English), gender is inherent in the grammar. Some countries have laws preventing unisex names , requiring parents to give their children sex-specific names. Names may have different gender connotations from country to country or language to language. Within anthroponymic classification, names of human males are called andronyms (from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ / man, and ὄνυμα [ὄνομα] / name), while names of human females are called gynonyms (from Ancient Greek γυνή / woman, and ὄνυμα [ὄνομα] / name). The popularity (frequency) distribution of given names typically follows
960-534: Is the Baby Name Game that uses the Elo rating system to rank parents preferred names and help them select one. Popular culture appears to have an influence on naming trends, at least in the United States and United Kingdom. Newly famous celebrities and public figures may influence the popularity of names. For example, in 2004, the names "Keira" and "Kiera" (anglicisation of Irish name Ciara) respectively became
1008-789: Is used throughout most European countries and in countries that have cultures predominantly influenced by European culture, including North and South America ; North , East , Central and West India ; Australia , New Zealand , and the Philippines . The order family name – given name , commonly known as Eastern name order , is primarily used in East Asia (for example in China , Japan , Korea , Taiwan , Singapore , and Vietnam , among others, and by Malaysian Chinese ), as well as in Southern and North-Eastern parts of India , and as
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#17327659071391056-595: The Chinese language does not have a particular set of words reserved for given names: any combination of Chinese characters can theoretically be used as a given name. Nonetheless, a number of popular characters commonly recur, including "Strong" ( 伟 , Wěi ), "Learned" ( 文 , Wén ), "Peaceful" ( 安 , Ān ), and "Beautiful" ( 美 , Měi ). Despite China's increasing urbanization, several names such as "Pine" ( 松 , Sōng ) or " Plum " ( 梅 , Méi ) also still reference nature. Most Chinese given names are two characters long and—despite
1104-496: The Japan Association of Athletics Federations to promote the sport among children. Given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name ) is the part of a personal name that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan ) who have a common surname . The term given name refers to
1152-609: The Japan Championships in Athletics . She represented her country at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics and ran for Asia at the IAAF World Cup in 1979 and 1981. She was also a two-time medallist at the Pacific Conference Games . In her later career she ran under her married name: Emi Sasaki ( Japanese : 佐々木恵美 ). Akimoto emerged as one of Japan's top female sprinters while still
1200-486: The Pacific Conference Games that year – one of only three Japanese women ton win an individual medal there, alongside high jumper Hisayo Fukumitsu and fellow hurdler Yumiko Aoi . She remained unchallenged at continental level, repeating her hurdles victory at the 1981 Asian Athletics Championships (again held in Tokyo) in a new championship record of 13.78 seconds ahead of China's Dia. Another appearance for Asia came as
1248-479: The 51st and 92nd most popular girls' names in the UK, following the rise in popularity of British actress Keira Knightley . In 2001, the use of Colby as a boys' name for babies in the United States jumped from 233rd place to 99th, just after Colby Donaldson was the runner-up on Survivor: The Australian Outback . Also, the female name "Miley" which before was not in the top 1000 was 278th most popular in 2007, following
1296-550: The Asian Championships). With a run of 13.73 seconds in the quarter-finals, Akimoto was the best performer among them, but this left her in eighth and she was eliminated. She made her final contribution to the Japanese record book with a time of 7.19 seconds for the indoor 50 metres hurdles in 1986. This mark remains unbeaten. Following her retirement, she has remained connected with athletics and worked with
1344-529: The Trinity"; Haile Miriam, "power of Mary"—as the most conspicuous exception). However, the name Jesus is considered taboo or sacrilegious in some parts of the Christian world , though this taboo does not extend to the cognate Joshua or related forms which are common in many languages even among Christians. In some Spanish-speaking countries, the name Jesus is considered a normal given name. Similarly,
1392-509: The best sprinters of the region: Konishi was the reigning 200 m Asian champion, Isozaki had won a double sprint at the Asian Games, while Yoshida was the reigning 400 m Asian champion. The team won the gold medal in an Asian record of 45.13 seconds. Akimoto's win-streak at national level extended to 1983, meaning she had gone unbeaten in five finals at the event. In her last year of international competition she competed under her married name: Emi Sasaki ( Japanese : 佐々木恵美 ). She had
1440-738: The character when used in given names can have a feminine (adult) connotation. In many Westernised Asian locations, many Asians also have an unofficial or even registered Western (typically English) given name, in addition to their Asian given name. This is also true for Asian students at colleges in countries such as the United States, Canada, and Australia as well as among international businesspeople. Most names in English are traditionally masculine (Hugo, James, Harold) or feminine (Daphne, Charlotte, Jane), but there are unisex names as well, such as Jordan , Jamie , Jesse , Morgan , Leslie/ Lesley , Joe / Jo , Jackie , Pat , Dana, Alex, Chris / Kris , Randy / Randi , Lee , etc. Often, use for one gender
1488-498: The competition at that point. Her first medal for Japan at a major tournament followed at the 1977 Pacific Conference Games held in Canberra . She finished third behind America's Deby LaPlante and Cheryl Boswell of Australia. After losing the national title to Tamie Motegi in 1978, her breakthrough year came in the 1979 track and field season . She set a championship record of 13.81 seconds to regain her Japanese crown. She
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1536-676: The corresponding statistics for England and Wales in 1994 were Emily and James, with 3% and 4% of names, respectively. Not only have Mary and John gone out of favour in the English-speaking world, but the overall distribution of names has also changed significantly over the last 100 years for females, but not for males. This has led to an increasing amount of diversity for female names. Education, ethnicity, religion, class and political ideology affect parents' choice of names. Politically conservative parents choose common and traditional names, while politically liberal parents may choose
1584-513: The eighteenth century. Some double-given names for women were used at the start of the eighteenth century but were used together as a unit: Anna Maria, Mary Anne and Sarah Jane. Those became stereotyped as the typical names of servants and so became unfashionable in the nineteenth century. Double names remain popular in the Southern United States . Double names are also common among Vietnamese names to make repeated name in
1632-452: The examples above—the two characters together may mean nothing at all. Instead, they may be selected to include particular sounds, tones , or radicals ; to balance the Chinese elements of a child's birth chart ; or to honor a generation poem handed down through the family for centuries. Traditionally, it is considered an affront , not an honor, to have a newborn named after an older relative and so full names are rarely passed down through
1680-525: The familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or gentile name ) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names and religious or monastic names are special given names bestowed upon someone receiving a crown or entering a religious order; such a person then typically becomes known chiefly by that name. The order given name – family name , commonly known as Western name order ,
1728-543: The families of both parents. Today, people in Spain and Uruguay can rearrange the order of their names legally to this order. The order given name - father's given name - grandfather's given name (often referred to as triple name ) is the official naming order used in Arabic countries (for example Saudi Arabia , Iraq and United Arab Emirates ). In many Western cultures , people often have multiple given names. Most often
1776-407: The family. For example, Đặng Vũ Minh Anh and Đặng Vũ Minh Ánh, are two sisters with the given names Minh Anh and Minh Ánh. Sometimes, a given name is used as just an initial, especially in combination with the middle initial (such as with H. G. Wells ), and more rarely as an initial while the middle name is not one (such as with L. Ron Hubbard ). A child's given name or names are usually chosen by
1824-407: The first one in sequence is the one that a person goes by, although exceptions are not uncommon, such as in the cases of John Edgar Hoover (J. Edgar) and Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland (Barbara). The given name might also be used in compound form, as in, for example, John Paul or a hyphenated style like Bengt-Arne . A middle name might be part of a compound given name or might be, instead,
1872-455: The following categories: In many cultures, given names are reused, especially to commemorate ancestors or those who are particularly admired, resulting in a limited repertoire of names that sometimes vary by orthography . The most familiar example of this, to Western readers, is the use of Biblical and saints' names in most of the Christian countries (with Ethiopia, in which names were often ideals or abstractions—Haile Selassie, "power of
1920-445: The manga/anime series Hell Girl Komachi Akimoto ( 秋元こまち , a.k.a Cure Mint ("Kyua Minto")) , major character in the 2007 anime series Yes! PreCure 5 Madoka Akimoto ( 秋元 まどか ) , Komachi's older sister and a recurring character in the 2007 anime series Yes! PreCure 5 Reiko Akimoto, a character in the manga series KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops Other uses [ edit ] Akimotoite , mineral Akimoto Lake ,
1968-511: The name Mary , now popular among Christians, particularly Roman Catholics , was considered too holy for secular use until about the 12th century. In countries that particularly venerated Mary, this remained the case much longer; in Poland, until the arrival in the 17th century of French queens named Marie. Most common given names in English (and many other European languages) can be grouped into broad categories based on their origin: Frequently,
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2016-505: The names of literary characters or other relatively obscure cultural figures. Devout members of religions often choose names from their religious scriptures. For example, Hindu parents may name a daughter Saanvi after the goddess, Jewish parents may name a boy Isaac after one of the earliest ancestral figures, and Muslim parents may name a boy Mohammed after the prophet Mohammed . There are many tools parents can use to choose names, including books, websites and applications. An example
2064-602: The parents soon after birth. If a name is not assigned at birth, one may be given at a naming ceremony , with family and friends in attendance. In most jurisdictions, a child's name at birth is a matter of public record, inscribed on a birth certificate , or its equivalent. In Western cultures, people normally retain the same given name throughout their lives. However, in some cases these names may be changed by following legal processes or by repute. People may also change their names when immigrating from one country to another with different naming conventions. In certain jurisdictions,
2112-471: The person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Akimoto&oldid=1246715529 " Categories : Surnames Japanese-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles containing Japanese-language text Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Emi Akimoto Emi Akimoto ( Japanese : 秋元恵美 ; born 19 July 1956)
2160-652: The rise to fame of singer-actress Miley Cyrus (who was named Destiny at birth). Characters from fiction also seem to influence naming. After the name Kayla was used for a character on the American soap opera Days of Our Lives , the name's popularity increased greatly. The name Tammy , and the related Tamara became popular after the movie Tammy and the Bachelor came out in 1957. Some names were established or spread by being used in literature. Notable examples include Pamela , invented by Sir Philip Sidney for
2208-529: The top 1,000 before. Kayleigh became a particularly popular name in the United Kingdom following the release of a song by the British rock group Marillion . Government statistics in 2005 revealed that 96% of Kayleighs were born after 1985, the year in which Marillion released " Kayleigh ". Popular culture figures need not be admirable in order to influence naming trends. For example, Peyton came into
2256-478: The top 1000 as a female given name for babies in the United States for the first time in 1992 (at #583), immediately after it was featured as the name of an evil nanny in the film The Hand That Rocks the Cradle . On the other hand, historical events can influence child-naming. For example, the given name Adolf has fallen out of use since the end of World War II in 1945. In contrast with this anecdotal evidence,
2304-616: Was her country's leading hurdles entrant at the 1979 Asian Athletics Championships , held on home turf in Tokyo , and won the gold medal with a championship record of 14.17 seconds, comfortably ahead of China's Dai Jianhua and her compatriot Motegi. A global debut followed at the 1979 IAAF World Cup in Montreal , where she placed eighth as Asia's representative. Akimoto defended her national title in 1980, then again in 1981, improving further to 13.71 seconds. She won another bronze medal at
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