Sakura

sah-KOO-rah
Cherry blossom
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Overview

Sakura comes from Japanese and is used as a girl's name. The name is traditionally understood to mean “Cherry blossom”. It travels well — written natively in Japanese, Russian and Arabic, and more. People who share the name include Sakura Miyawaki and Sakura Andō.

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Meaning

Cherry blossom

Origin

Japanese

The story

The cherry blossom is Japan's emblem of beauty and the fleeting nature of life.

Famous people named Sakura

Sakura in other languages

  • Japaneseさくら
  • RussianСакура
  • Arabicساكورا

Numerology

8

The name Sakura carries numerology number 8. (For entertainment.)

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