Shinichi as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Shinichi

What is the meaning of the name Shinichi ?

The baby name Shinichi is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Japanese IPA: [ɕin.itɕi]; English approximation: 'SHEEN-ee-chee'.

Shinichi is Japanese in Origin.

Shinichi is a Japanese masculine given name combining the element shin with ichi (“one; first”). Depending on the kanji, it can mean “true first” (真一), “new first” (新一), “faithful first” (信一), “modest first” (慎一), “advancing first” (晋一), or “growing first” (伸一). The name may also be written in hiragana (しんいち) or katakana (シンイチ), and nuances vary by family choice and regional preference.

The -ichi suffix marked many boys’ names from the Meiji through Shōwa eras, often given to first sons; though less common for newborns today, Shinichi remains a classic, familiar through figures like educator Shinichi Suzuki and writer Shinichi Hoshi, and via the detective protagonist Shinichi Kudō in Case Closed. Standard Hepburn romanization is Shin'ichi; Shinichi without the apostrophe is widespread in English. Diminutives include Shin and Ichi; extended forms such as Shinichirō relate. Cognate patterns appear in Kenichi, Kōichi, and Yūichi.