Toshi as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Toshi

What is the meaning of the name Toshi ?

The baby name Toshi is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TOH-shee.

Toshi is Japanese in Origin.

Toshi is a Japanese given name, written phonetically とし or トシ and in kanji selected for sound and sense. Its root language is Japanese; the earliest secure lexical form behind the reading is Old Japanese tosi, modern 年, year or age. In names, toshi is also a nanori reading for kanji such as 俊 talented, 敏 quick, 利 benefit, 慧 wisdom, 志 aspiration, and 寿 longevity, so the literal value follows the spelling.

Masculine use is better established than feminine use, and Toshi may stand alone or shorten longer names such as Toshio and Toshihiro. Single-kanji spellings fit older Japanese naming practice, while postwar boys names more often use compounds. Bearers include composer Toshi Ichiyanagi, written 慧, artist Toshi Yoshida, and X Japan vocalist Toshi as a stage name. Hepburn romanization gives Toshi; Kunrei-shiki and Nihon-shiki give Tosi.