Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 英信, 英延, 秀信, 秀延, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. KHEE-DE-NO-BOO [key] Meaning & History From 英 (hide, ei) meaning "wisdom, brilliance" or 秀 (hide) meaning "excellent, outstanding" combined with 信 (nobu) meaning "trust, faith, believe" or 延 (nobu) meaning "prolong, stretch". Other kanji combinations can be used.