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Taisen

Quick answerTaisen is a Japanese given name meaning "great war" or "talented battle," derived from the kanji characters 泰 (tai, meaning "great" or "peaceful") and 戦 (sen, meaning "war" or "battle").

Japanese · Boy · 2 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#11,886
TrendVintage
Peak year2006
Syllables2
OriginJapanese
LanguageJapanese
CultureJapanese
Letters6
Numerology5 Chaldean 1
Global rank#11,886

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Taisen

Taisen is a Japanese given name meaning "great war" or "talented battle," derived from the kanji characters 泰 (tai, meaning "great" or "peaceful") and 戦 (sen, meaning "war" or "battle").

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Etymology

Taisen is a Japanese given name meaning "great war" or "talented battle," derived from the kanji characters 泰 (tai, meaning "great" or "peaceful") and 戦 (sen, meaning "war" or "battle"). The name is used primarily in Japan and has historical significance in Japanese martial culture and samurai tradition.

Taisen currently ranks #11,886 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2006.

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