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Heihachirō

Heihachirō (へいはちろう) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 平八郎, 平 peace + 八 eight + 郎 son. It has not made the top of Japan's baby name rankings, but Wikidata lists 11 notable people with this name.

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Most used spelling平八郎へいはちろうpeace + eight + son

Ways to write Heihachirō

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.

平八郎
平peace, flat八eight郎son
Boy, 11 notable people on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

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

兵八郎soldier + eight + sonBoy
平八朗peace + eight + clearBoy

Famous people named Heihachirō

Tōgō Heihachirō 平八郎Japanese admiral of the fleet (1848–1934)
Ōshio Heihachirō 大塩 平八郎Japanese samurai, Neo-Confucianism scholar and rebel leader in the late-Edo period

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.