Kenichi

The Japanese first name Kenichi (also written as Ken'ichi) carries the meanings 'strong first son' or 'wise first son.' It consists of the Japanese characters ken (健) for 'healthy, strong, robust' or ken (賢) for 'intelligent, wise' and ichi (一) for 'first.' Additionally, there are various Kanji combinations and thus different meanings.

What does the name Kenichi mean?

Kenichi is a Japanese boy's name that can be translated as 'strong first son' or 'wise first son.' It consists of the characters ken (健) for 'healthy, strong, robust' or ken (賢) for 'intelligent, wise' and ichi (一) for 'first.' Other Kanji combinations are also possible, which yield different meanings.

Where does the name Kenichi come from?

The name Kenichi has Japanese roots and means 'strong first son' or 'wise first son.'

How do you pronounce Kenichi?

Ken-ih-tschi

Popularity

In Germany, Kenichi is a rather rare name. It has not been recorded in the German first name charts so far. Its best placement was in 2002 in Italy, where it ranked 1,512th. From 1999 to 2024, Kenichi was given less than 10 times in Italy, which earned it the 5,160th place there. In the last ten years, no child has received this name.

Nicknames & pet names

Keni

Famous people

• Fukui Ken'ichi (Japanese chemist)
• Kenichi Ebina (Japanese dancer)
• Kenichi Ego (Japanese footballer)
• Kenichi Hashimoto (Japanese footballer)
• Kenichi Horie (Japanese sailor)
• Kenichi Kawano (Japanese football player)
• Kenichi Matsuyama (actor from Japan)
• Kenichi Mikawa (Japanese singer)
• Kenichi Nakata (Japanese baseball player)
• Kenichi Nishi (artist from Japan)
• Kenichi Ogata (Japanese actor)
• Kenichi Ogata (Japanese martial artist)
• Kenichi Okamoto (singer (Johnny's & Associates))
• Kenichi Okuma (Japanese composer)
• Kenichi Ono (actor from Japan)
• Kenichi Sako (Japanese basketball player)
• Kenichi Shimokawa (Japanese football player)
• Kenichi Sugano (Japanese footballer)
• Kenichi Takahashi (long-distance runner from Japan)
• Kenichi Uemura (Japanese footballer)