Tomoe
Tomoe is a girl name of Japanese origin, meaning Favor.
What Tomoe means
Favor.
Tomoe sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Tomoe comes from
Japanese given names are written in kanji, and the characters chosen carry the meaning as much as the sound does. The same pronunciation can be written several different ways, each shading the sense differently, so parents pick characters as deliberately as they pick the name itself.
Tomoe is recorded as Japanese in origin. Browse other Japanese names.
How popular is Tomoe?
Tomoe does not currently chart in the top 100 girl names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
Names like Tomoe
These share Tomoe's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Tsuki — The moon.
- Akari — Light, brightness.
- Aoi — Hollyhock; the color blue.
- Emi — Beautiful blessing; smile.
- Hana — Flower, blossom.
- Haruka — Distant; spring.
- Himari — Facing the sun; sunflower.
- Hina — Sun, light.
- Hoshi — Star.
- Kaede — Maple leaf.
- Kiku — Chrysanthemum.
- Megumi — Blessing, grace.