What personal names are the same in Japanese and other languages?

Here are a few Japanese / non-Japanese name coincidences. A good source of Japanese names is Jim Breen's free electronic dictionary enamdict. Most of these are between Japanese and English, but coincidences for other languages are also noted here.

Japanese name	Non-Japanese name	Notes
Aki	Aki	Finnish
Anna	Anna
Arisa	Alice
Chika	Chica	Spanish
Emi	Amy
Emiri	Emily
Erika	Erica
Hana, Hanae	Hannah
Jōji	Georgie
Jun	June
Kaori	Corey
Kei	Kay
Ken	Ken
Maki	Maki	Finnish
Mari	Marie, Mary
Mario	Mario	Italian
Mei	May
Mia	Mia
Miki	Mickey
Nana	Nana	French
Naomi	Naomi	English. The spelling is the same, although the pronunciation is different. See How do I write an English word in Japanese?
Nobi	Nobby
Sara	Sara	English. The spelling is the same as Sara, although the pronunciation is different. See How do I write an English word in Japanese?
Rei	Ray
Tami	Tammy
Teru	Tel (short form of Terrance)
Tomi	Tommy
Yuri	Yuri	Russian

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Juho Viitasalo for some suggestions.

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