girl · japanese
Amaterasu
say it ah-mah-teh-rah-soo
What Amaterasu means
- Japanese shining in heaven (天照); the Shinto sun goddess Japanese myth: sun goddess born from Izanagi's left eye; ancestor of the imperial line
How popular it is
It is rare in the birth statistics we follow, so few other children will share it.
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Amaterasu in stories
- Okami: Amaterasu, the sun goddess in the form of a white wolf