Eiji
Eiji is a common masculine Japanese given name.
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japanese |
| Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | 英司 |
| Related names | Eiichi |
Possible writings
Eiji can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
- 栄治, "prosperity, peace"
- 英治, "great, peace"
- 英二, "great, second"
- 永次, "eternity, next"
The name can also be written in hiragana (えいじ) or katakana (エイジ).
The Eiji era (永治, "eternal peace") is a period in the history of Japan, dating from 1141 to 1142 AD. It follows the Hōen era and precedes the Kōji era.
People with the name
- Eiji Akaso (赤楚 衛二, born 1994), Japanese actor
- Eiji Aonuma (青沼 英二, born 1963), Japanese designer and video game director
- Eiji Ezaki (江崎 英治, 1968–2016), Japanese professional wrestler
- Eiji Funakoshi (船越 英二, 1923–2007), Japanese film actor
- Eiji Iijima (飯島 栄治, born 1979), Japanese shogi player
- Eiji Kawashima (川島 永嗣, born 1983), Japanese football goalkeeper
- Eiji Mitooka (水戸岡 鋭治, born 1947), Japanese industrial designer
- Eiji Mitsuoka (光岡 映二, born 1976), Japanese professional mixed martial artist
- Eiji Miyashita (宮下 栄治, born 1978), Japanese voice actor
- Eiji Morioka (森岡 栄治, 1946–2004), Japanese boxer
- Eiji Nakano (中野 英治, 1904–1990), Japanese film actor
- Eiji Oue (大植 英次, born 1956), Japanese conductor
- Eiji Sasaki (佐々木 英治, 1915–2007), Japanese businessman
- Eiji Shimomura (下村 英士, born 1959), Japanese volleyball player
- Eiji Takeuchi (栄治 竹内, born 1959), Japanese voice actor
- Eiji Tomii (富井 英司, born 1987), Japanese footballer
- Eiji Toyoda (豊田 英二, 1913–2013), Japanese chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation
- Eiji Tsuburaya (円谷 英二, 1901–1970), Japanese special effects director
- Eiji Wentz (ウエンツ 瑛士, born 1985), Japanese singer and entertainer
- Eiji Yanagisawa (柳沢 栄治), Japanese voice actor
- Eiji Yoshikawa (吉川 英治, 1892–1962), Japanese historical novelist
Fictional characters
- Eiji Asuma (明日真 映児), a character in the manga series Psychometrer Eiji
- Eiji Date (伊達 英二), a character in the manga and anime series Hajime no Ippo
- Eiji Hino (火野 映司), a character in the tokusatsu television series Kamen Rider OOO
- Eiji Kamiya (神谷 エイジ), a character in the manga and anime series Wangan Midnight
- Eiji Kanda (神田 えいじ), a character in the manga and anime series Antique Bakery
- Eiji Kashii (樫井 栄児), a character in the light novel and anime series Juni Taisen: Zodiac War
- Eiji Kikumaru (菊丸 英二), a character in the manga and anime series The Prince of Tennis
- Eiji Kisaragi (如月 影二), a character in the video game series Art of Fighting and The King of Fighters
- Eiji Niizuma (新妻 エイジ), a character in the manga and anime series Bakuman
- Eiji Sawakita (沢北 栄治), a character in the manga and anime series Slam Dunk
- Eiji Nochizawa (後沢 鋭二), a character in the anime film Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale
- Eiji Okumura (奥村 英二), a character in the manga and anime series Banana Fish
- Eiji Ōtori (鳳 英二), a character in the multimedia franchise Uta no Prince-sama
- Eiji Takaoka (高丘 映士), a character in the tokusatsu television series GoGo Sentai Boukenger
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