Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 栄勇, 栄友, 栄雄, 英勇, 英有, 英祐, 英雄, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Other Forms FormsEiyu, Eiyū
Meaning & History
From Japanese 栄 (ei) meaning "glory, honor" or 英 (ei) meaning "excellent, fine" combined with 勇 (yuu) meaning "brave", 友 (yuu) meaning "friend", 雄 (yuu) meaning "hero, manly", 有 (yuu) meaning "exist" or 祐 (yuu) meaning "divine intervention, protection". Other kanji combinations are possible.