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The baby name Saho is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Japanese: [saho] (sa-ho). English approximation: "SAH-ho" (/ˈsɑːhoʊ/).

Saho is Japanese in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Japanese
Pronunciation: Japanese: [saho] (sa-ho). English approximation: "SAH-ho" (/ˈsɑːhoʊ/)

What is the meaning of the name Saho ?

The baby name Saho is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Japanese: [saho] (sa-ho). English approximation: "SAH-ho" (/ˈsɑːhoʊ/).

Saho is Japanese in Origin.

Saho is a Japanese given name, usually feminine, whose meaning depends on the kanji. Common spellings include 紗帆 (gossamer + sail), 紗穂 or 沙穂 (silk/sand + ear of grain), 早穂 (early + ear), 佐保 (assist + protect), and 咲帆 (bloom + sail). It may also be written as さほ or サホ. The imagery spans delicacy, safe passage, early harvest, and gentle protection.

The element appears in classical place-names such as the Saho River in Nara, praised in the Manyōshū, lending the name a cultured, old-Japan tone; as a given name it rose to modest use from the late 20th century and remains uncommon but familiar. Nicknames include Sa-chan and Saho-chan. Outside Japan, Saho is an ethnonym for a Cushitic people and language in Eritrea and Ethiopia; when used as a personal name there, the sense is ethnonymic rather than lexical.

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Saho – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
JP 0 #76 2 4,057
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
BG Boys 0 #213 8 3,850
JP Girls 0 #216 30 6,592
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
GH Girls 0 #336 2 6,973
JO Girls 0 #339 1 7,570
SD Girls 0 #355 4 7,678
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
OM Girls 0 #423 2 15,987
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
SD Boys 0 #465 2 10,523
IQ Girls 0 #519 7 11,303
RU Boys 0 #526 1 12,621
IR Girls 0 #544 2 8,334
LY 0 #551 9 12,703
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
CM Girls 0 #559 2 11,671
KW Girls 0 #559 3 19,177
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
AE Girls 0 #597 1 20,968
BD Boys 0 #605 1 10,045
IQ Boys 0 #644 24 13,071
IN Girls 0 #654 1 13,121
QA Boys 0 #743 1 18,093
SY 0 #767 1 11,684
KW Boys 0 #802 5 18,755
TN 0 #865 1 13,765
OM Boys 0 #916 3 17,948
EG Boys 0 #924 2 15,035
CO Boys 0 #979 3 15,656
EG Girls 0 #1,002 8 14,742
SA Girls 0 #1,007 8 25,931
PE Girls 0 #1,008 3 14,861
IN Boys 0 #1,034 6 16,750
MA 0 #1,116 13 20,986
AE Boys 0 #1,140 4 22,615
DZ 0 #1,145 32 20,130
CO Girls 0 #1,150 3 16,140
MY Boys 0 #1,178 5 25,439
ZA Girls 0 #1,236 1 25,928
TR 0 #1,248 7 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,262 6 17,781
ZA Boys 0 #1,272 1 25,619
SA Boys 0 #1,598 17 28,008

Saho is popular in 33 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Saho

Saho is predominantly a girl's name.
Saho is a 2 syllable name, pronounced Japanese: [saho] (sa-ho). English approximation: "SAH-ho" (/ˈsɑːhoʊ/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include 佐穂, 早穂, 沙帆, 沙歩, 佐保 and 紗帆.
Saho is a name of Japanese origin, traditionally used in Japan. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Japan and its diaspora communities.