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Name Jūbē
Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 十兵衛, 重兵衛 (kanji), じゅうべえ (hiragana), ジュウベエ (katakana)
Pronounced Pron. JUU:-BE:
Other Forms FormsJubee, Jubei, Jūbei, Juubee
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

This name combines 十 (ji', juu, ju', to, too) meaning "ten" or 重 (juu, chou, e, omo, omo.i, omo.ri, kasa.naru, kasa.neru) meaning "heap up, heavy, pile up" with 兵衛 (bee) (see HYŌE).

One famous bearer of this name was Jūbē (Jūbei) Mitsuyoshi Yagyū (柳生 十兵衞 三厳) (1607-1650), one of the most famous & romanticised samurai in Japan's feudal era.

This name was most commonly used in the Edo Period (1603-1868) but nowadays, it is very rarely given to boys, if given at all.
Added 1/30/2015 by m4yb3_daijirou