Boy

Genjirō

Genjirō (げんじろう) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 源次郎, 源 source + 次 next + 郎 son. It has not made the top of Japan's baby name rankings, but Wikidata lists 28 notable people with this name.

げん · じ · ろ · う · げんじろう · ゲンジロウ
Most used spelling源次郎げんじろうsource + next + son

Ways to write Genjirō

The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.

源次郎
源source, origin次next, second郎son
Boy, 19 notable people on Wikidata
源二郎
源source, origin二two, second郎son
Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata
玄二郎
玄dark, profound二two, second郎son
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata
元次郎
元origin次next, second郎son
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata
原二郎
原field, plain二two, second郎son
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata
絃二郎
絃string (of an instrument)二two, second郎son
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

These spellings of Genjirō appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.

元司朗origin + to direct + clearBoy
元司郎origin + to direct + sonBoy
元士朗origin + gentleman + clearBoy
元治郎origin + to govern + sonBoy
元二朗origin + two + clearBoy
元二郎origin + two + sonBoy
源司朗source + to direct + clearBoy
源司郎source + to direct + sonBoy