Shigenobu

Shigenobu is a Japanese name. It is usually a male given name but can be a surname or the name of a place. As with most personal names, the meaning of the name is derived from which kanji (Chinese characters) are used, and there are several different kanji that are pronounced "shige" and a few which can be pronounced "nobu."

Possible spellings

重信 – "heavy faith" 重靖 – "heavy diligence" 重陳 – "heavy maturity" 茂信 – "abundant faith" 茂伸 – "abundantly influential" 繁信 – "abundant faith" 繫信 – "joined in faith" 薫信 – "aroma of faith" 滋信 – "nourishing faith" 滋延 – "nourishing longevity"

Phonetic spelling

The following are spellings of the name "Shigenobu" in the two phonetic syllabaries of written Japanese, and thus have no intrinsic meaning: しげのぶ シゲノブ

People

Surname

, a leader of the Japanese Red Army

, the daughter of Fusako Shigenobu

, Japanese baseball player

Male

, a Japanese daimyō

, a Japanese ukiyo-e artist

, a Japanese ukiyo-e artist who may have been Ishikawa Toyonobu

, an ukiyo-e artist better known as Hiroshige II

, a Japanese statesman

, a Japanese religious leader

, a Japanese composer and music teacher

, a Japanese athlete

See also

Shigenobu, Ehime, a town in Japan

References

Japanese-language surnames

Japanese masculine given names

Masculine given names