Keizan as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Keizan

What is the meaning of the name Keizan ?

The baby name Keizan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkeɪ.zɑn/ (KAY-zahn); Japanese approx. [keizan].

Keizan is Japanese in Origin.

Keizan is a Japanese given name and monastic dharma name built from the elements kei and zan. The first element can be written with various kanji - 慧 ‘wisdom,’ 敬 ‘respect,’ 恵 ‘blessing,’ or 瑩 ‘lustrous’ - while zan almost always uses 山 ‘mountain.’ Depending on the characters chosen, the sense ranges from ‘wisdom mountain’ to ‘luminous mountain,’ a nature-inflected image common in Zen naming.

Use of Keizan is best known through the Sōtō Zen master Keizan Jōkin (1268–1325), revered as the tradition’s “second founder,” whose name is written 瑩山 ‘lustrous mountain.’ Since medieval times it has appeared most often as a dharma name, temple/artist name, or honorific rather than a mainstream modern given name; it remains rare in contemporary Japan but is recognized in international Zen communities. Variant readings and forms include Eizan (英山/瑩山) and kanji pairings such as 慧山 or 敬山; diminutives may shorten to Kei.

⚙ Keizan barely registers. There are only 2 recorded uses on record, spread over 2 countries.