Kagome as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kagome

What is the meaning of the name Kagome ?

The baby name Kagome is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced KA-go-meh (IPA: /kaɡome/), each syllable evenly stressed as in Japanese.

Kagome is Japanese in Origin.

Kagome is a Japanese feminine given name derived from the word kagome (籠目), literally “basket eye”: kago (籠, basket) + me (目, eye/mesh). The term names the classic basket-weave pattern of interlaced triangles - well known in folk crafts, shrine latticework, and the traditional children’s circle song “Kagome Kagome.” As a personal name it has been rare, appearing mostly in modern times and gaining broad visibility worldwide through the late-1990s manga/anime Inuyasha, whose heroine bears the name.

Spellings include かごめ (hiragana), カゴメ (katakana), and occasionally kanji such as 籠目; because it is unconventional as a given name, it is often written in kana, and creative kanji pairings may vary by family. There are no established Western variants; romanization is Kagome. The meaning evokes woven protection, resilience, and connectedness, drawing on the protective associations of the kagome pattern and crest (kagome-mon).