Yasutsune as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Yasutsune

What is the meaning of the name Yasutsune ?

The baby name Yasutsune is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /jasɯtsɯne/ (yah-soo-tsoo-neh).

Yasutsune is Japanese in Origin.

Yasutsune is a Japanese masculine given name built from yasu (“peace, calm, health, protection”) and tsune (“constant, usual, steadfast”). It may be written with many kanji, such as 安恒, 靖常, 康常, 保恒, or 泰常, yielding nuances like “constant peace,” “ever-steady health,” or “perennial protection.” As with many Japanese names, the precise meaning depends on the chosen characters.

The name appears in early modern and Meiji-era records and is closely associated with Okinawan karate pioneers Itosu Yasutsune (糸洲 安恒) and Azato Yasutsune (安里 安恒); the same kanji 安恒 can also be read Ankō, a well-known variant reading. While rare in contemporary Japan, Yasutsune remains recognizable in martial-arts circles and among families favoring classical name forms. Common short forms include Yasu and Tsune, and romanization may vary (typically Yasutsune, occasionally Yasutune). Related variants arise from alternative kanji pairings preserving the yasu + tsune structure.

⚙ Yasutsune is absent from every birth registry and name dataset we follow. That usually points to a very rare, regional, or newly coined name. However you look at it, very few people share it.