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英雄

“hero”

Language context for this entry: Japanese

masculineHan script

[çide̞o̞] · Japanese

Origin: Not established
1 language context: Japanese
Follow the evidence: 7 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About 英雄

英雄 is a masculine given name documented in Japanese. As a word, 英雄 means “hero” (JMdict).

Meaning in the sources

Reported meaning

Meaning: “hero”

No etymology text in the cited sources.

Sources for this account (7)

Wikidata Q136487688CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: 英雄CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
JMnedict entry 5140477CC-BY-SA-4.0 · rev. 2026-10-15 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Japanese Wiktionary: 英雄CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: 英雄CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: 英雄CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
JMdict: 英雄CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

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Documented as a given name in Japanese.

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03 / By the numbers

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04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

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Hideo Nomo
born 1968
Japanese professional baseball player, MLB player
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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms7

Wikidata Q136487688CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: 英雄CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
JMnedict entry 5140477CC-BY-SA-4.0 · rev. 2026-10-15 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Japanese Wiktionary: 英雄CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: 英雄CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: 英雄CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
JMdict: 英雄CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About 英雄

英雄 is a masculine given name documented in Japanese. As a word, 英雄 means “hero” (JMdict).

Meaning in the sources

Reported meaning

Meaning: “hero”

No etymology text in the cited sources.

Sources for this account (7)

Wikidata Q136487688CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: 英雄CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
JMnedict entry 5140477CC-BY-SA-4.0 · rev. 2026-10-15 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Japanese Wiktionary: 英雄CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: 英雄CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: 英雄CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
JMdict: 英雄CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Where 英雄 is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

country in our sources

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0 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

Japan

Language records

Documented as a given name in Japanese.

Explore Japan

1 of 1 country

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms7

Wikidata Q136487688CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: 英雄CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
JMnedict entry 5140477CC-BY-SA-4.0 · rev. 2026-10-15 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Japanese Wiktionary: 英雄CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: 英雄CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: 英雄CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
JMdict: 英雄CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

A story to pass on.

About 英雄

Meaning in the sources

Where 英雄 is used

Across borders

Japan

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Hideo Nomo

Related names

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About 英雄

Meaning in the sources

Where 英雄 is used

Across borders

Japan

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Hideo Nomo

Related names

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page