Japanese names that mean sky

Sora, the Japanese word for sky, has become one of the best-loved names for boys and is used for girls too. It is most often written 空, but parents also choose 宙 (space), 天 (heaven) or 昊 (summer sky), and longer spellings like 蒼空 or 大空 that add blue or greatness to the sky.

天 has its own family of names. Read ten or ama, it appears in names like Amane (天音, the sound of heaven). Sky names suit parents who want something open and hopeful, and they sound modern.