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Name Shiryū
Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 志龍, 志竜, 子龍, 子竜, 史龍, 史竜, 紫龍, 紫竜 (kanji), しりゅう (hiragana), シリュウ (katakana)
Other Forms FormsShiryu, Shiryuu
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Meaning & History
This name combines 志 (shi, kokorozashi, kokoroza.su, shiringu) meaning "aspire, hopes, intention, motive, plan, resolve, shilling," 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)," 史 (shi) meaning "chronicle, history" or 紫 (shi, murasaki) meaning "purple, violet" with 龍 (ryuu, ryou, rou, tatsu) meaning "dragon, imperial" or 竜 (ryuu, ryou, rou, ise, tatsu) meaning "dragon, imperial."