Kenjiro

The Japanese name Kenjiro or Kenjirō carries the meaning "strong additional son". It consists of the Japanese characters ken (健) for "healthy, strong", ji (次) for "additional, next" and rō (郎) for "son".

What does the name Kenjiro mean?

The name Kenjiro, also in the form Kenjirō, stands for "strong additional son". The components of the name are ken (健) for "healthy, strong", ji (次) for "additional, next" and rō (郎) for "son". Additionally, there are numerous other kanji combinations that can evoke different meanings.

Where does the name Kenjiro come from?

Kenjiro is a masculine name with Japanese roots and means "strong additional son". The word components consist of ken (健) for healthy, robust, strong, ji (次) for additional, next and rō (郎) for son. The name is anchored in the Japanese language and is often written in kanji.

How do you pronounce Kenjiro?

Ken-dschiro

Popularity

In Germany, Kenjiro is a rather rare name. In 2016, it ranked 4,252nd in the list of the most common male first names. Its best placement was in 2014 with 3,829th place. In the last ten years, Kenjiro has been used as a first name fewer than 10 times, placing it 8,008th in the ten-year statistics. From 2010 to 2024, it ranks 7,742nd.

Famous people

• Kenjiro Ezoe (Japanese football player)
• Kenjiro Haitani (Russian writer)
• Kenjiro Ishimaru (Japanese actor)
• Kenjiro Kawasaki (baseball player)
• Kenjiro Nomura (artist from the USA)
• Kenjiro Ogino (Japanese football player)
• Kenjiro Okazaki (Japanese artist)
• Kenjiro Shinozuka (rally driver from Japan)
• Kenjiro Shoda (mathematician from Japan)
• Kenjiro Tanaka (baseball player)
• Kenjiro Todoroki (Australian sailor)
• Kenjiro Tokutomi (French writer)
• Kenjiro Tsuda (actor from Japan)