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Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 朝信, 朝進, 朝申, 朝心, 朝晋(Japanese Kanji) ちょうしん(Japanese Hiragana) チョウシン(Japanese Katakana)
Other Forms FormsChoshin, Choushin
Meaning & History
This name combines 朝 (chou, asa) meaning "Korea, dynasty, epoch, morning, period, regime" with 信 (shin) meaning "faith, fidelity, trust, truth,", 進 (shin, susu.mu, susu.meru) meaning "advance, proceed, progress, promote," 申 (shin, saru, mou.shi-, mou.su) meaning "have the honor to, sign of the monkey (ninth sign of Chinese zodiac)," 心 (shin, kokoro, -gokoro) meaning "heart, mind, spirit" or 晋 (shin, susu.mu) meaning "advance."One bearer of this name was Okinawan martian artist Chōshin Chibana (知花 朝信) (1885-1969).This name is most commonly used in Okinawa and it can also be used as a very rare surname.