Gendo

Gendo is a Japanese boy's name. The English translation of the name is 'the dark path', 'the mysterious temple', and 'the chord in the cave'.

What does the name Gendo mean?

Gendo is a Japanese name for men, whose meaning in English includes 'the dark path', 'the mysterious temple', and 'the chord in the cave'. The name consists of two Japanese components. The first part is: gen (玄) meaning profound, mysterious, or dark and gen (弦) meaning string or chord. The second part consists of: dou (道) meaning road, path, or way, dou (堂) meaning hall, temple, or shrine, and dou (洞) meaning cave or grotto.

Where does the name Gendo come from?

Gendo is a male first name of Japanese origin that carries the meaning 'the dark path'.

How do you pronounce Gendo?

Gen-do, where 'Gen' is pronounced like 'get' and 'do' is pronounced like 'doctor'.

Popularity

Gendo is common in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. In Germany, the distribution of the name is as follows: 33.3% in Baden-Württemberg, 33.3% in North Rhine-Westphalia, and 33.3% in Saarland. Currently, there are no statistical data available for Austria. In Switzerland, the name is found 100% in Bern. If you are named Gendo, it would be helpful if you could share your home region to expand the statistics.

Famous people

• Gendo Ikari (father of the main character from Neon Genesis Evangelion)