Sakura
sah-KOO-rah
Popularity
#3001
Letters
6
Syllables
3
Origin
Japanese
Total Births
1,725
Peak Year
#87 in 2012
First Recorded
1970
Style
Nature-Inspired, Soft & Gentle
Spelling
Moderate spelling
What It Means
From Japanese 桜 (sakura) meaning 'cherry blossom'. Cherry blossoms are a symbolic flower of the spring.
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