The story behind Kenichi
Borrowed from Japanese けんいち (Ken'ichi).
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): K EH2 N IY1 CH IY0
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Kenichi ranked #11497 in US for 2019.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Kenichi
Kagami
Borrowed from Japanese かがみ (Kagami).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Kasumi
Borrowed from Japanese かすみ (Kasumi).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Hikari
Borrowed from Japanese ひかり (Hikari).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Hiroshi
Borrowed from Japanese ひろし (Hiroshi).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Hisashi
Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese ひさし (Hisashi).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Izumi
Borrowed from Japanese 泉 (izumi, “spring; fountain”).
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Kenichi
Akio
Borrowed from Japanese あきお (Akio). Borrowed from Japanese あきお (Akio).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Aya
Borrowed from Japanese あや (Aya).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Ayako
Borrowed from Japanese あやこ (Ayako). Borrowed from Japanese あやこ (Ayako). Borrowed from Japanese あやこ (Ayako).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Kenichi
Akiko
Borrowed from Japanese あきこ (Akiko). Borrowed from Japanese あきこ (Akiko). Borrowed from Japanese あきこ (Akiko).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Akira
Borrowed from Japanese あきら (Akira).
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Atsuko
Borrowed from Japanese あつこ (Atsuko).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length