Shiori as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Shiori

What is the meaning of the name Shiori ?

The baby name Shiori is a girl name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced SHEE-oh-ree.

Shiori is Japanese in Origin.

Shiori is a Japanese feminine name based on the native word shiori. The oldest recoverable lexical form is usually explained as 枝折り, eda branch plus ori folding or breaking, referring to bent or broken twigs used as path markers. Written with the single kanji 栞, the word denotes a bookmark, guide, or signpost. As a given name it may also be written phonetically in hiragana しおり or with semantic compounds such as 詩織, poem plus weave, and 史織, history plus weave; these kanji choices supply name-specific meanings rather than one fixed etymology.

The name is most familiar in Japan as a girls’ name, with increased visibility from the late Showa and Heisei periods. Public bearers include journalist Shiori Itō and athletes, singers, and actors; fiction also uses the name often, especially in manga, anime, and visual novels. Romanization is normally Shiori, though Shioli or Siori appear in particular contexts.