Gender-Neutral Names in Contemporary Japan: Reasons and Motivations Behind Their Choice

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15210%2F25%3A73631885" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15210/25:73631885 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://asjournals.lib.cas.cz/actaonomastica/article/uuid:97185360-5865-4f23-bfca-46afc35aaf15/detail" target="_blank" >https://asjournals.lib.cas.cz/actaonomastica/article/uuid:97185360-5865-4f23-bfca-46afc35aaf15/detail</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.58756/a1662861" target="_blank" >10.58756/a1662861</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Gender-Neutral Names in Contemporary Japan: Reasons and Motivations Behind Their Choice

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This study explores the growing use of gender-neutral given names in contemporary Japan, focusing on the motivations and decision-making processes behind their selection. Based on a qualitative content analysis of name-selection narratives submitted to a popular parenting website over a fifteen-year period, the article examines whether gender neutrality is an explicit goal or an incidental outcome of naming practices. The findings reveal that while gender-neutral names are increasingly visible in rankings and media discourse, they are infrequently chosen with gender-related social concerns in mind. Only a minority of namegivers explicitly mentioned gender neutrality, and even fewer cited concerns such as inclusivity, flexibility in gender identity, or resistance to stereotypes. The study situates these findings within the evolving landscape of Japanese naming practices, arguing that gender-neutral naming often reflects broader shifts in naming conventions rather than a conscious engagement with gender issues. Nonetheless, such names contribute to a subtle reconfiguration of gender norms in everyday life.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Gender-Neutral Names in Contemporary Japan: Reasons and Motivations Behind Their Choice

Popis výsledku anglicky

This study explores the growing use of gender-neutral given names in contemporary Japan, focusing on the motivations and decision-making processes behind their selection. Based on a qualitative content analysis of name-selection narratives submitted to a popular parenting website over a fifteen-year period, the article examines whether gender neutrality is an explicit goal or an incidental outcome of naming practices. The findings reveal that while gender-neutral names are increasingly visible in rankings and media discourse, they are infrequently chosen with gender-related social concerns in mind. Only a minority of namegivers explicitly mentioned gender neutrality, and even fewer cited concerns such as inclusivity, flexibility in gender identity, or resistance to stereotypes. The study situates these findings within the evolving landscape of Japanese naming practices, arguing that gender-neutral naming often reflects broader shifts in naming conventions rather than a conscious engagement with gender issues. Nonetheless, such names contribute to a subtle reconfiguration of gender norms in everyday life.

Druh

J_SC - Článek v periodiku v databázi SCOPUS

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60202 - Specific languages

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA22-08916S" target="_blank" >GA22-08916S: Jména a gender: Sílící trend genderově nespecifických jmen v současném Japonsku</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Acta Onomastica

ISSN

1211-4413

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

66

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

23

Strana od-do

217-239

Kód UT WoS článku

—

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105018222110