indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 公平, 幸平, 航平, 孝平, 康平, 浩平, 耕平, 弘平, 晃平(Japanese Kanji)
Other Forms FormsKōhei, Kouhei
Meaning & History
From Japanese 幸 (ko) meaning "happiness, good luck" combined with 平 (hei) meaning "peace, flat". Other kanji combinations are possible. Kohei Kono is a Japanese professional boxer who is a former WBA Super flyweight Champion and Kōhei Uchimura, a seven-time Olympic medalist (all-around, team, and floor exercise), winning three golds and four silvers, a 19-time World medalist (all-around, team, floor, high bar, and parallel bars) and is considered by many to be the greatest gymnast of all time.