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Name Shidō
Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese (Modern), Popular Culture
Scripts 志道, 志堂, 志童, 士道, 士堂, 士童, 獅道, 獅堂, 獅童, 紫道, 紫堂, 紫童, 史道, 史堂, 史童, 詩道, 詩堂, 詩童 (kanji), しどう (hiragana), シドウ (katakana)
Other Forms FormsShidou
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Meaning & History
This name can be used to combine 志 (shi, kokorozashi, kokoroza.su, shiringu, yuki) meaning "aspire, hope," 士 (shi) meaning "gentleman, samurai," 獅 (shi, shishi) meaning "lion," 紫 (shi, murasaki) meaning "purple, violet," 史 (shi) meaning "chronicle, history" or 詩 (shi, uta) meaning "poem" with 道 (tou, dou, michi, ji) meaning "road, way," 堂 (dou) meaning "hall" or 童 (dou, warabe) meaning "juvenile, child."The uptick in usage of this name from 2002 onwards was influenced by kabuki, film and TV actor Nakamura Shidō II (二代目 中村 獅童), born Mikihiro Ogawa (小川 幹弘) (1972-).