indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 叡雄, 映男, 映夫, 栄男, 栄夫, 栄雄, 永雄, 英男, 英夫, 英雄, 詠雄, 鋭夫, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Meaning & History
From Japanese 叡 (ei) meaning "astute, profound, shrewd", 映 (ei) meaning "a reflection; to reflect", 栄 (ei) meaning "glory, honor", 永 (ei) meaning "eternity", 英 (hide) meaning "excellent, fine", 詠 (ei) meaning "sing, hum, chant" or 鋭 (ei) meaning "sharp" combined with 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly", 男 (o) meaning "male" or 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband". Other kanji combinations are possible. A famous bearer was Eio Sakata, a 9-dan Japanese professional Go player.