Kichijiro as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kichijiro

What is the meaning of the name Kichijiro ?

The baby name Kichijiro is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced kee-chee-jee-roh (Kichijirō); IPA: /kitɕidʑiɾoː/.

Kichijiro is Japanese in Origin.

Kichijiro (Kichijirō) is a Japanese masculine given name built from kichi (吉, “good fortune; auspicious”) and jirō (次郎/二郎/治郎, a classic male suffix meaning “second son,” “next son,” or, by alternate kanji, “to govern/heal” + “son”). The combined sense is roughly “auspicious second son” or “lucky next-born.” It is pronounced KEE-chee-jee-roh, with a long final o often marked by a macron (Kichijirō).

-jirō names flourished from the Edo through early Shōwa periods and now read as vintage, though they’re no longer tied to birth order. Common spellings include 吉次郎, 吉二郎, and 吉治郎; short forms Kichi and Jiro occur. Romanization varies: Kichijirō, Kichijiro, or Kichijirou/Kichijiroh. The name is widely recognized through the conflicted character Kichijirō in Shūsaku Endō’s novel Silence (1966) and its 2016 film adaptation, lending it enduring literary resonance.

⚙ We can't find Kichijiro in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. Such a name is generally either rare, regional or traditional, or a brand-new coinage. Either way, it remains a genuinely rare choice.