Meaning & History
From Japanese 紀 (nori) meaning "record, annal, historical account" combined with 悦 (yoshi) meaning "ecstacy". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.Famous bearers are Noriyoshi Ohba, a former Sega developer who joined in 1987 and helmed the CS2 division of the company in the 1990s, Noriyoshi Omichi, a Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Yomiuri Giants of Japan's Central League, Noriyoshi Sakai, a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Albirex Niigata and Noriyoshi Shibata, commonly known as Nori Shibata, is a Japanese photographer who specializes in documenting Tibet and China.