Kenichiro
Japanese · Boy · 4 syllables
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About the name Kenichiro
Kenichiro (健一郎) is a Japanese male given name composed of kanji characters meaning "healthy/strong" (健), "one/first" (一), and "son/man" (郎), derived from classical Japanese naming conventions.
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Etymology
Kenichiro (健一郎) is a Japanese male given name composed of kanji characters meaning "healthy/strong" (健), "one/first" (一), and "son/man" (郎), derived from classical Japanese naming conventions. The name is used primarily in Japan and carries no specific religious affiliation, though it reflects traditional Japanese culture and naming practices common from the Meiji period onward.
Kenichiro currently ranks #12,350 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1996.
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