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Name Shinichiro
Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 伸一郎, 伸一朗, 進一郎, 進一朗 etc.
Pronounced Pron. sheen-ee-chee-ṙo:
Other Forms FormsShin'ichiro, Shinichirō, Shinichirou
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Meaning & History
From Japanese 伸 (shin) meaning "lengthen" or 進 (shin) meaning "advance, make progress", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear". Other kanji combinations are possible.Famous bearers of this name are Japanese baseball player Shinichiro Kawabata and Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher Shinichiro Koyama.