Hanako
[hɑːnəkoʊ]Meaning
from Japanese 花 (hana) "flower" and 子 (ko) "child", as well as other kanji
Background Story
Hanako is a female Japanese given name, written 花子, meaning "flower child", or with other kanji such as 華子. It is often seen as an archetypal name for women in Japan. It was borrowed into English and French from the Japanese はなこ. The name was also a popular choice for female elephants imported into Japan in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
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