Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 一秀, 一州, 一秋, 一舟, 一脩(Japanese Kanji) いっしゅう(Japanese Hiragana) イッシュウ(Japanese Katakana)
Other Forms FormsIsshu, Isshuu
Meaning & History
This name combines 一 (ichi, itsu, hito-, hito.tsu, i') meaning "one" with 秀 (shuu, hii.deru, ho) meaning "beauty, excel(lence), surpass", 州 (shuu, su, su, kuni) meaning "province, state", 秋 (shuu, aki, toki) meaning "autumn", 舟 (shuu, funa-, fune, -bune) meaning "boat, ship" or 脩 (shuu, osa.meru, naga.i, hojishi) meaning "dried meat."Note that the sh: represents a long 'sh' sound.