Hideyoshi (given name)

Hideyoshi
GenderMale
LanguageJapanese
Origin
Word/nameJapan
MeaningDifferent meanings depending on the kanji used

Hideyoshi is a masculine Japanese given name.

Written forms

Hideyoshi can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:

  • 秀吉
-秀(Shu/Hii):excel, excellence, beauty, surpass
-吉(Kichi/Yōshi):good luck, joy, congratulations
  • 秀義
-秀(Shu/Hii):excel, excellence, beauty, surpass
-義(Gī/Yōshi):righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty
  • 英義
-英(Ei):England, hero, flower
-義(Gī/Yōshi):righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty
  • 英良
-英(Ei):England, hero, flower
-良(Ryō): Good

The name can also be written in hiragana ひでよし.

Notable people with the name

  • Hideyoshi Akita (秋田 英義) (born 1974), a Japanese football player.
  • Hideyoshi Enrique Arakaki Chinen (born 1998) is a Peruvian footballer
  • Hideyoshi Obata (小畑 英良) (1890–1944), Japanese general
  • Sasaki Hideyoshi (佐々木 秀義) (1112–1184), Japanese samurai and daimyō
  • Toyotomi Hideyoshi (豊臣 秀吉) (1536/1537–1598), Japanese samurai and daimyō

Fictional characters

  • Hideyoshi, a character in Pokémon Conquest
  • Kenji Hideyoshi, main character in The Tattoo, a novel by Chris McKinney
  • Kinoshita Hideyoshi (木下 秀吉), a character in Baka and Test
  • Nagachika Hideyoshi, a character in Tokyo Ghoul