Bunko

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
There are a few possible meanings for Bunko in Japanese, including "literary gathering" or "library". Another possible meaning is "light", and some sources suggest that the name can be written with characters that mean "fragrant child".
Scripts(How to write)
ぶんこ(Japanese Hiragana)
ブンコ(Japanese Katakana)
文子 (using kanji characters)
文子(Japanese Kanji)
Pronunciation
BUUN-KO
boon-koh
Popularity
Bunko is not a popular name outside of Japan, and it is not often used as a baby name in other countries.

cartoon of the name Bunko
Cartoon of Bunko

Bunko Name meanings & History

There are a few possible meanings for Bunko in Japanese, including "literary gathering" or "library". Another possible meaning is "light", and some sources suggest that the name can be written with characters that mean "fragrant child". This name is used as 文子 with 文 (bun, mon, aya, fumi) meaning "art, decoration, figures, literature, style, sentence, plan" and 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of Chinese zodiac)."Bunko is relatively rare compared to Fumiko. Bunko is primarily used as a first name in Japan, but it could potentially be used as a surname as well.

Zodiac Sign of Bunko: Beauty Taurus,Brains Libra

Synonyms of Bunko:

B: Bountiful,Brains,Bashful,Beauty

U: Universality,Understanding,Undermining,Unity,Utopia

N: Nitpicking,Nutrition,Nervous,Neat,Nice,Neurosis,Nagging

K: Karma,Kind,Karate,Kundalini

O: Obsolete,Ostentatious,Obstinate,Organized,Obsessive

Bunko is:

  • a Delicate name
  • a Natural name
  • a Nerdy name
  • a Rough name
  • a Youthful name

Related Names to Bunko

Possible related names in Japanese include Bunkichi (meaning "literary fortune"), Bunji (meaning "literary excellence"), or Bunkoza (meaning "library seat").