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Yoshinobu

Yoshinobu (よしのぶ) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 嘉信, 嘉 praise + 信 trust. It has not made the top of Japan's baby name rankings, but Wikidata lists 5 notable people with this name.

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Most used spelling嘉信よしのぶpraise + trust

Ways to write Yoshinobu

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.

嘉信
嘉praise, auspicious信trust, faith
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata
義信
義righteousness信trust, faith
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata
善信
善good, virtuous信trust, faith
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

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

嘉伸praise + to stretchBoy
義展righteousness + to unfoldBoy
好修to like + to studyBoy
良誠good + sincerityBoy
賀庸congratulations + ordinaryBoy

Famous people named Yoshinobu

Yoshinobu Minowa 箕輪 義信Japanese association football player
Yoshinobu Ishii 石井 義信Japanese association football player and manager (1939–2018)
Tokugawa Yoshinobu 徳川 慶喜15th and last shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate (1837–1913)
Yoshinobu Miyake 三宅 義信Japanese weightlifter
Yoshinobu Yamamoto 山本 由伸Japanese baseball player
Satake Yoshinobu 佐竹 義宣daimyo

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.