Ishii as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ishii

What is the meaning of the name Ishii ?

The baby name Ishii is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ee-shee-ee (IPA: /iɕi.i/).

Ishii is Japanese in Origin.

Ishii is a Japanese name most familiar as a surname written 石井 and read いしい (Ishii). The characters mean “stone” (石) and “well” (井), likely pointing to an ancestral home near a stone-lined well; it appears widely across regional family registers and remains a common Japanese family name, also carried by members of the diaspora. The imagery suggests durability and a life-giving source, themes often appreciated in personal names.

As a given name, Ishii is unconventional in Japan but may be adopted elsewhere as a sleek, gender‑neutral surname‑style choice. Romanization variants include Ishii (standard), Ishī (with macron), and the rarer Ishi‑i or Ishi’i; less common kanji renderings pronounced Ishii also exist (for example 石居, “stone dwelling”). Do not confuse it with Ishi, which can be Japanese “stone” or derive from Sanskrit roots. Pronunciation: EE-shee-ee, often simplified to EE-shee.