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Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 与一, 与市, 世一, 世市, 代一, 代市, 余一, 余市, 四一, 四市, 與一, 與市, 誉一, 誉市(Japanese Kanji) よいち(Japanese Hiragana) ヨイチ(Japanese Katakana)
Meaning & History
This name combines 与 (yo, ata.eru, azuka.ru, kumi.suru, tomoni) meaning "bestow, participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause, gift, godsend", 世 (sei, se, sou, yo, sanjuu) meaning "generation, world, society, public", 代 (tai, dai, ka.eru, ka.waru, kawa.ru, -gawa.ri, -ga.wari, shiro, yo) meaning "age, change, charge, convert, fee, generation, period, rate, replace, substitute", 余 (yo, ama.ru, ama.ri, ama.su, anma.ri) meaning "too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder", 四 (shi, yo, yo'.tsu, yo.tsu, yon) meaning "four", 與 (yo, ata.eru, azuka.ru, kumi.suru, tomoni) meaning "participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause" or 誉 (yo, homa.re, ho.meru) meaning "glory, honour, praise, reputation" with 一 (ichi, itsu, hito-, hito.tsu, kazu) meaning "one" or 市 (shi, ichi) meaning "city, market, town."One bearer of this name is actor Yoichi Hayashi (林 与一), born as 林 與一 (1942-).Yoichi is also used as a place name (see Yoichi on the surname section) and surname (see Yoichi on the surname section).