indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 健也, 健哉, 健弥, 建也, 建哉, 建弥, 憲也, 憲哉, 憲弥, 研也, 研哉, 研弥, 謙也, 謙哉, 謙弥, 賢也, 賢哉, 賢弥(Japanese Kanji) けんや(Japanese Hiragana) ケンヤ(Japanese Katakana)
Other Forms FormsKen'ya
Meaning & History
Combination of Japanese 健 (ken) meaning "healthy, sound, strength", 建 (ken, kon, ta.tsu, ta.te, ta.teru, -da.te) meaning "build, construct", 憲 (ken) meaning "rule, law", 研 (ken) meaning "polish, sharpen, study", 謙 (ken) meaning "modest, humble" or 賢 (ken) meaning "clever, intelligent, wise" with 也 (ya) meaning "to be (archaic form)", 哉 (ya) meaning "alas, how, question mark, what" or 弥 (bi, mi, amaneshi, iya, iyoiyo, tooi, hisashi, hisa.shii, ya, wata.ru) meaning "all the more, increasingly".