Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 映二郎, 映次郎, 影二郎, 影赦, 影次朗, 栄次朗, 栄治郎, 栄二朗, 永次郎, 瑛二朗, 英治朗, 英赦, 英二郎, 衛次郎, 詠二朗, 鋭二郎, 榮赦, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Other Forms FormsEijiro, Eijirō
Meaning & History
From Japanese 映 (ei) meaning "a reflection; to reflect", 二 (ji) meaning "two" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible. A famous bearer was Eijirō Tōno, a Japanese actor who took supporting roles in many films, such as Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (1954) and Yojimbo (1961), as well as Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story (1953) and An Autumn Afternoon (1962). s Eijirō Tōno,