Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 厚信, 篤信, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あつのぶ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /ä.t͡sɨᵝ.no̞.bɯᵝ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 厚 (atsu) meaning "thick, heavy" or 篤 (atsu) meaning "deep, true, sincere" combined with 信 (nobu) meaning "trust". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.