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Saku

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SAH-koo'SAH-koo'2 syllables
🇯🇵Japanese
Creative

MEANING

Bloom

ORIGIN

Japanese

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the Japanese verb 'saku' (咲く), meaning 'to bloom' or 'to blossom'.

CULTURAL NOTES

Often associated with the beauty and transient nature of cherry blossoms in Japanese culture.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Used in Japan as a given name, reflecting nature and beauty.

🇫🇮Finnish
Melodic

MEANING

A diminutive formOften used as a nickname

ORIGIN

Finnish

ETYMOLOGY

Commonly a short form or nickname derived from longer Finnish names.

CULTURAL NOTES

It holds a playful and affectionate tone in Finnish contexts.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Historically used in Finland, often as a nickname for names like Sakari.

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FAQs About Saku

The name Saku means "bloom" in Japanese, "a diminutive form, often used as a nickname" in Finnish.
Saku has Japanese and Finnish origins. Derived from the Japanese verb 'saku' (咲く), meaning 'to bloom' or 'to blossom'.
Saku is pronounced SAH-koo (SAH-koo). It has 2 syllables.
On Naymt, every name is color-coded by gender: green indicates a "masculine" name (one that has only ever appeared in the boys' top 1000 since 1880), purple indicates a "feminine" name (only in the girls' top 1000), and yellow indicates a "neutral" name (one that has appeared in the top 1000 for both genders at some point in history).
Popular nicknames for Saku include Saki, Koo.
Sibling name ideas that pair well with Saku include Aki, Mika, Riku, Yuki.
The most common spelling is Saku. Alternative spellings include Sakku, Sacku.