Kouhei as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kouhei

What is the meaning of the name Kouhei ?

The baby name Kouhei is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /koːhei/; English approximation: KOH-hay.

Kouhei is Japanese in Origin.

Kouhei is a Japanese masculine given name; its sound Kō‑hei features a long ō, so romanizations include Kouhei, Kohei, and Kōhei. The name pairs a “Kō” kanji with 平 (hei, “flat; peace; fairness”), making the meaning depend on the chosen characters: 公平 (“impartial, fair”), 幸平 (“fortunate peace”), 康平 (“healthy peace”), 航平 (“navigation + peace”), 浩平 (“vast peace”), 孝平 (“filial peace”), 耕平 (“cultivated peace”), 晃平 (“bright peace”), and 恒平 (“constant peace”).

The -hei element has deep roots through 平 in aristocratic and warrior lineages, while Kouhei as a compound rose in popularity during late Shōwa and early Heisei generations. Well-known bearers include Olympic gymnast Kohei Uchimura (内村航平) and manga artist Kōhei Horikoshi (堀越耕平), highlighting the name’s flexible kanji. Variant spellings reflect transcription preferences rather than meaning shifts. Related pattern-names include Shōhei, Ryōhei, and Yūhei, which swap the initial “Kō” for other long‑vowel syllables with different kanji.