Yasunori as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Yasunori

What is the meaning of the name Yasunori ?

The baby name Yasunori is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ja-su-no-ri (IPA: /jasɯnoɾi/, respelling: YAH-soo-NOH-ree).

Yasunori is Japanese in Origin.

A Japanese masculine given name, Yasunori combines yasu (“peaceful, calm; healthy; to preserve”) with nori (“law, rule, code; doctrine”), yielding meanings such as “peaceful rule,” “healthy code,” or “preserving the law,” depending on kanji. Common pairings include 康典, 安則, 靖則, 泰規, 康憲, 保典, and 安紀, each shading the sense toward tranquility, health, order, or teaching. The name is written in kana as やすのり and is flexible in kanji choice, allowing personalized nuance.

Used from classical times through the modern era, Yasunori has been favored in scholarly and samurai lineages for its connotations of stability and righteous governance, and it remained familiar through the Shōwa period, though less common today. Notable bearers include composer Yasunori Mitsuda (光田 康典) and voice actor Yasunori Matsumoto (松本 保典). Romanization is typically Hepburn “Yasunori”; nicknames include Yasu and Nori. Related forms and component reversals include Noriyasu, as well as cognate “Yasu-” and “-nori” names like Yasuo, Yasushi, and Noriyuki.