Boy

Eiji

Eiji (えいじ) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 英二, 英 outstanding + 二 two. It has not made the top of Japan's baby name rankings, but Wikidata lists 381 notable people with this name.

え · い · じ · えいじ · エイジ
Most used spelling英二えいじoutstanding + two

Ways to write Eiji

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.

英二
英outstanding, hero二two, second
Boy, 108 notable people on Wikidata
英治
英outstanding, hero治to govern, heal
Boy, 64 notable people on Wikidata
栄治
栄to flourish治to govern, heal
Boy, 56 notable people on Wikidata
英司
英outstanding, hero司to direct
Boy, 26 notable people on Wikidata
英次
英outstanding, hero次next, second
Boy, 25 notable people on Wikidata
栄次
栄to flourish次next, second
Boy, 22 notable people on Wikidata
栄司
栄to flourish司to direct
Boy, 16 notable people on Wikidata
映二
映to reflect, shine二two, second
Boy, 8 notable people on Wikidata
英嗣
英outstanding, hero嗣heir
Boy, 7 notable people on Wikidata
英児
英outstanding, hero児child
Boy, 7 notable people on Wikidata
瑛二
瑛sparkle of a gem二two, second
Boy, 7 notable people on Wikidata
永二
永eternity二two, second
Boy, 6 notable people on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

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

栄史to flourish + historyBoy

Famous people named Eiji

Eiji Kawashima 川島 永嗣Japanese footballer (born 1983)
Eiji Yoshikawa 吉川 英治Japanese historical novelist (1892–1962)
Eiji Ueda 上田 栄治Japanese association football player and manager
Eiji Tsuburaya 円谷 英二Japanese film director (1901-1970)
Eiji Gaya 英司Japanese association football player
Eiji Aonuma 青沼 英二Japanese video game designer (born 1963)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.