In the entire world, 元明 (元明 
, Motoaki 
) is a common principally male, but scarcely female first name. The forename 元明 is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is quite a rare predominantly masculine, but scarcely feminine name, and Japan, where it is a very rare male name. Very seldom, 元明 is the last name as well as the forename.