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What does Ichiban mean?
Japanese: Means number one or the best in Japanese.. Ichiban means 'number one' or 'the best' in Japanese, often used to denote superiority or excellence.
Is Ichiban a good dog name?
Not yet rated. Say it out loud a few times in your best across-the-park voice before you commit.
Ichiban in the Pets in the City community
We don't have publishable popularity figures for Ichiban in our Auckland community. This does not tell us how common the name is.
From anonymised, aggregated records of dogs at our 5 Auckland centres. Our community, not a national census.
What kind of dog does Ichiban suit?
Modern
Wonderfully unusual
Suggestions only — plenty of dogs happily wear names that break every rule.
Our entirely unscientific pack opinion
Ichiban’s Dog Hotel Reputation
When Ichiban joins our toy time, do we have to call him 'Number One'? I mean, what if he just wants to be a regular pup with a regular squeaky toy?
Names similar to Ichiban
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