| O-Miné | "Peak." |
| O-Miya | "Temple" [Shintō].[58] |
[58] ] I must confess that in classing this name as a place-name, I am only making a guess. It seems to me that the name probably refers to the ichi no miya, or chief Shintō temple of some province.
| O-Mon[59] | "Gate." |
[59] ] I fancy that this name, like that of O-Séki, must have originated in the custom of naming children after the place, or neighborhood, where the family lived. But here again, I am guessing.
| O-Mura | "Village." |
| O-Nami[60] | "Wave." |
[60] ] This classification also is a guess. I could learn nothing about the name, except the curious fact that it is said to be unlucky.
| Naniwa | "Naniwa,"—ancient name of Ōsaka. |
| O-Nishi | "West." |
| O-Rin | "Park." |
| O-Saki | "Cape." |
| O-Sato | "Native Place,"—village,—also, home. |
| O-Sawa | "Marsh." |
| O-Seki | "Toll-Gate,"—barrier. |
| Shigéki | "Thickwood,"—forest. |
| O-Shima | "Island." |
| O-Sono | "Flower-garden." |
| O-Taki | "Cataract,"—or Waterfall. |
| O-Tani | "Valley." |
| O-Tsuka | "Milestone." |
| O-Yama | "Mountain." |
The next list is a curious medley, so far as regards the quality of the yobina comprised in it. Some are really æsthetic and pleasing; others industrial only; while a few might be taken for nicknames of the most disagreeable kind.