: Looking for help on deciding a name for a character I can't decide what to name a certain character. It could either be Hamu or Humu. The other names of the characters would be Japanese,

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That is a very subjective Q. I don't know Japanese but to me Fumu "sounds" the most Japanese and reminds me of the Fugu fish.

To me Hamu sounds like "ham", or "Hamburger" as in a Hamuger, Hammurabi, or Hammer.
Also, it is a name used in several countries, has meaning in Arabic, and Hungarian, not forgetting the text “hmu”, or hit me up.. Famu would be even worse.

To me Humu sounds like hum, him, hummer, humbug, humus, human, humongous, humor.
You find Humu in Swedish and Swahili. It is also a name found in 4 countries. A humu humu is also a Hawaiian triggerfish and a Skating longboard. Plus it is a Maori hip bone and is apparently English slang for beautiful

Though to be fair Fumu is also an acronym for fuck up move up or “foul up…”
It is also Chinese for elders , has meaning in Corsican, and Esperanto, and is a Swahili name

In spite of that I like Fumu the best for a Japanese character, though Umu without the H, which is an alternative spelling
of Humu could also do.

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I'm not quite clear what you're asking. Is your question whether "Hamu" or "Humu" is the better name for a character for an English-speaking audience?

If that's it, I can assure you that it makes zero difference to someone whose only language is English. Neither name carries any meaning or significance. They're both just sounds.

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