Born in the Reiwa Era: The Reflection of Contemporary Events in Japanese Given Names
The selection, or creation, of a Japanese given name is often an elaborate process inspired by particular ideas about the named individual, the time or circumstances of birth, and aspirations for his or her future life. An important criterion for some parents is to choose a name which is socially ap...
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| description | The selection, or creation, of a Japanese given name is often an elaborate process inspired by particular ideas about the named individual, the time or circumstances of birth, and aspirations for his or her future life. An important criterion for some parents is to choose a name which is socially appealing and interesting, e.g., evoking a significant current event. One such event immediately reflected in the names of newborns in the twentieth century was the beginning of a new era, when a new emperor ascended the throne. This paper discusses and illustrates on particular examples the influence of the Taishō (1912–1926), Shōwa (1926–1989), and Heisei (1989–2019) eras on subsequent given name selections and more closely analyses the more muted influence of the current Reiwa era, which began on May 1, 2019, after the abdication of Emperor Akihito. It explores the various manifestations of the era change in a sample of names bestowed in 2019 and attempts to explain this recent phenomenon in the context of the major changes in name selection and trends over the last several decades. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1598402025-05-19T11:24:37Z Born in the Reiwa Era: The Reflection of Contemporary Events in Japanese Given Names Barešová, Ivona given names Japanese Japanese eras name selection Reiwa thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences The selection, or creation, of a Japanese given name is often an elaborate process inspired by particular ideas about the named individual, the time or circumstances of birth, and aspirations for his or her future life. An important criterion for some parents is to choose a name which is socially appealing and interesting, e.g., evoking a significant current event. One such event immediately reflected in the names of newborns in the twentieth century was the beginning of a new era, when a new emperor ascended the throne. This paper discusses and illustrates on particular examples the influence of the Taishō (1912–1926), Shōwa (1926–1989), and Heisei (1989–2019) eras on subsequent given name selections and more closely analyses the more muted influence of the current Reiwa era, which began on May 1, 2019, after the abdication of Emperor Akihito. It explores the various manifestations of the era change in a sample of names bestowed in 2019 and attempts to explain this recent phenomenon in the context of the major changes in name selection and trends over the last several decades. Published 2025-05-19T11:24:35Z 2025-05-19T11:24:35Z 2023-12-12 chapter 9788323374466 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/159840 eng image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://wuj.pl/ksiazka/onomastics-in-interaction-with-other-branches-of-science-volume-2#otwarty-dostep https://wuj.pl/born-in-the-reiwa-era-the-reflection-of-contemporary-events-in-japanese-given-names Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego Onomastics in Interaction With Other Branches of Science. Volume 2. Anthroponomastics 10.4467/K7446.46/22.23.17269 10.4467/K7446.46/22.23.17269 b56389e6-bd6e-43b9-abc7-9af91c5afc6b e93deae3-b5ec-4abe-b483-2a536826b783 9788323374466 49-66 open access |
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| title | Born in the Reiwa Era: The Reflection of Contemporary Events in Japanese Given Names |
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| topic | given names Japanese Japanese eras name selection Reiwa thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences |
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