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Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 久兵衛, 九兵衛(Japanese Kanji) きゅうべえ(Japanese Hiragana) キュウベエ(Japanese Katakana)
Other Forms FormsKyuubee, Kyuubei, Kyubei, Kyūbei
Meaning & History
This name combines 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time" or 九 (kyuu, ku, kokono, kokono.tsu) meaning "nine" with 兵衛 (bee) (see Hyōe).It was commonly used in the Edo Period (1603-1868), especially among the chōnin (townsman) class. Nowadays, it's not given at all to boys.