I know that some Japanese words made of two kanjis can contain both on'yomi and kun'yomi, however, is that was also true for someone's first name?
For example, I have seen the name 雪花 or 雪華 read as 「Setsuka」, with both kanjis being on'yomi. However, would it be possible to read 雪花 or 雪華 as 「Yukika」 with 雪 being kun'yomi and 花 being on'yomi to mean "Snow flower"?
Answer
@ishikun's answer is not completely correct. The name does not have to be a valid reading of the kanji.
As I talk about here, names and kanji are allowed to go together basically in any way you want. So yes, 雪花・雪華 could be read as either 「Setsuka」or 「Yukika」. Or it could be something completely random like 「Megumi」 or 「Ai」. That's why I never assume I can read someone's name.
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