Yoshinobu

Yoshinobu
	Yoshinobu Tokugawa (1837–1913), the 15th and last shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan
Pronunciation	joɕinobɯ (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yosinobu (Kunrei-shiki) Yosinobu (Nihon-shiki) Yoshinobu (Hepburn)

Yoshinobu is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Yoshinori can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:

義信, "justice, believe"
義伸, "justice, extend"
義延, "justice, extend"
佳信, "skilled, believe"
佳伸, "skilled, extend"
佳延, "skilled, extend"
善信, "virtuous, believe"
吉信, "good luck, believe"
吉伸, "good luck, extend"
良信, "good, believe"
恭信, "respectful, believe"
嘉信, "excellent, believe"
嘉伸, "excellent, extend"
嘉延, "excellent, extend"

The name can also be written in hiragana よしのぶ or katakana ヨシノブ.

Notable people with the name

James Yoshinobu Iha (井葉吉伸, born 1968), better known as James Iha, Japanese-American rock musician
Yoshinobu Akao (赤尾佳宣, born 1975), Japanese footballer
Yoshinobu Ashihara (芦原義信, 1918–2003), Japanese architect
Yoshinobu Fujiwara (藤原良信, born 1951), Japanese politician
Yoshinobu Harada (原田欽庸, born 1986), Japanese footballer
Yoshinobu Ikeda (池田義信, 1892–1973), Japanese film director and executive
Yoshinobu Ishii (石井義信, born 1939), Japanese footballer and manager
Yoshinobu Ishikawa (石川嘉延, born 1940), Japanese politician
Yoshinobu Kanemaru (金丸義信, born 1976), Japanese professional wrestler
Ikuya Sawaki (real name Yoshinobu Mikami (三上芳信) (born 1951), Japanese voice actor
Yoshinobu Minowa (箕輪義信, born 1976), Japanese footballer
Yoshinobu Miyake (三宅義信, born 1939), Japanese weightlifter
Yoshinobu Miyake (religionist) (三宅善信, born 1958), Japanese Shinto priest and scholar
Yoshinobu Miyazaki (宮崎義伸, born 1978), Japanese swimmer
Yoshinobu Natsume (夏目吉信, 1517–1573), Japanese samurai
Yoshinobu Nisaka (仁坂吉伸, born 1950), Japanese politician
Yoshinobu Nishizaki (西崎義展, 1934–2010), Japanese film producer
Yoshinobu Ohga (大賀好修), Japanese music arranger and guitarist
Yoshinobu Ohira (平喜信, born 1978), Japanese politician
Yoshinobu Onakatomi (大中臣能宣, 921–991), Japanese poet
Yoshinobu Ota (太田義信, born 1972), Japanese mixed martial artist
Yoshinobu Oyakawa (親川義信, born 1933), Japanese-American swimmer
Yoshinobu Satake (佐竹義宣, 1570–1633), Japanese daimyō
Yoshinobu Shimamura (島村宜伸, born 1934), Japanese politician
Yoshinobu Takahashi (高橋由伸, born 1975), Japanese baseball player and manager
Yoshinobu Takeda (武田義信, 1538–1567), Japanese daimyō
Yoshinobu Tokugawa (徳川慶喜, 1837–1913), Japanese shōgun
Yoshinobu Tsukada (塚田好宣, born 1969), Japanese golfer
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (山本由伸, born 1998), Japanese baseball player

Possible writings

Notable people with the name

See also