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Kenya

Kenya (けんや) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 健也, 健 healthy + 也 to be (classical). It has not made the top of Japan's baby name rankings, but Wikidata lists 4 notable people with this name.

けん · や · けんや · ケンヤ
Most used spelling健也けんやhealthy + to be (classical)

Ways to write Kenya

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.

健也
健healthy, strong也to be (classical)
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata
賢也
賢wise也to be (classical)
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

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

健矢healthy + arrowBoy

Famous people named Kenya

Kenya Matsui 松井 謙弥Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.