Taishi as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Taishi

What is the meaning of the name Taishi ?

The baby name Taishi is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Japanese: ta-i-shi (IPA: [ta.iɕi]); common English approximation: TYE-shee (IPA: /taɪʃi/).

Taishi is Japanese in Origin.

Taishi is a Japanese masculine given name built from Sino-Japanese morphemes, with meaning set by the kanji. Elements often include ta/tai (大 ‘great,’ 太 ‘plentiful,’ 泰 ‘peaceful’) plus shi (志 ‘will,’ 史 ‘history,’ 士 ‘gentleman,’ 司 ‘administrator,’ 子 ‘child’). Common spellings convey senses like 大志 ‘great ambition,’ 太子 ‘crown prince,’ or 泰史 ‘peaceful history.’ It may also be written in kana (たいし).

Used since early times but especially familiar in modern Japan, Taishi gained visibility in the late Shōwa–Heisei era and remains predominantly male. Its prestige is bolstered by Shōtoku Taishi (Prince Shōtoku), whose title 太子 ‘crown prince’ reads Taishi, and by the Sino-Japanese reading of the Chinese court rank 太師 ‘Grand Preceptor.’ Variants are chiefly orthographic: 大志, 太志, 泰志, 泰史, 大司, or written entirely in kana; romanized consistently as Taishi.