Toshin as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Toshin

What is the meaning of the name Toshin ?

The baby name Toshin is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TOH-shin; IPA: /ˈtoʊʃɪn/ (English); Japanese: /toɕin/.

Toshin is Japanese in Origin.

Japanese in origin, Toshin is a masculine given name whose meaning varies with the kanji chosen. The first element toshi may be written 俊 “talented,” 敏 “quick,” 寿 “long life,” or 慎 “discreet,” while the second element shin can be 信 “faith,” 真 “true,” 新 “new,” 心 “heart,” 神 “divine,” or 進 “advance.” Combinations such as 俊真 (“talented, true”), 慎信 (“prudent, faithful”), or 寿心 (“long-lived heart”) illustrate the range. It is homophonous with 都心 toshin, “city center,” though that word is unrelated as a name.

Usage appears at low but steady levels from the late 20th century in Japan, aligning with flexible two-kanji male names; it can be unisex in rare cases depending on kanji. Romanization variants include Tōshin (with macron) and Tohshin; short forms are Toshi and Shin. Related names include Toshio, Toshinori, Toshinao, and Shinji. Not to be confused with Yoruba Tosin, a different name.

⚙ Toshin is about as rare as a name gets. In all, it appears just 13 times, across 6 countries.