Katsumi

Katsumi opens with a clipped consonant and resolves in something softer, almost a sigh. In Japan it's worn by both men and women, with kanji combinations often built from characters meaning victory, excellence, or beauty, depending on the household's intent. The name belongs to a generation of Japanese given names that moved easily between genders long before that was a transatlantic trend. English speakers will find its three syllables clean and phoneticly transparent, with no hidden traps. Sharp at the start, mellow through the middle, decisive at the end. A name that sounds like someone stepping forward.