Toshi

Toshi is a gender-neutral first name from Japan. It is associated with terms such as 'the year', 'enlightenment', 'virtue', and 'the gifted one'.

What does the name Toshi mean?

The name Toshi is used for both boys and girls and carries meanings such as 'the year', 'enlightenment', 'virtue', and 'the gifted one'. The origin of the name is rooted in various Japanese terms: toshi (年) for year, age, toshi (俊) for talented, gifted, excellent, quick, toshi (敏) for virtue, morality, toshi (禄) for stipend, salary, allowance, toshi (利) for gain, benefit, advantage, toshi (慧) for enlightenment, wisdom, and toshi (駿) for excellent, outstanding.

Where does the name Toshi come from?

Toshi is a Japanese first name used for both women and men, meaning 'the year'. The word roots consist of various Japanese elements: toshi (年) stands for year, age, toshi (俊) means talented, gifted, excellent, quick, toshi (敏) stands for virtue, morality, toshi (禄) for stipend, salary, allowance, toshi (利) for gain, benefit, advantage, toshi (慧) for enlightenment, wisdom, and toshi (駿) for excellent, outstanding. The language is Japanese.

How do you pronounce Toshi?

Toshi is pronounced approximately like 'Toschi'.

Popularity

In Germany, Toshi is a rather rare first name. So far, it has not appeared in the German first name charts. Its best ranking was in 2016 when it reached 2,119th place in the Italian first name charts. In the last ten years, the name has been given as a first name in Italy fewer than 10 times, resulting in a 5,278th place in the ten-year statistics there. Between 1999 and 2024, it ranks 7,492nd in Italy.

Famous people

• Toshi Arai (rally driver from Japan)
• Toshi Hiruma (American film producer)
• Toshi Ichiyanagi (Japanese composer)
• Toshi Kubota (Japanese musician)
• Toshi Maruki (painter from Japan)
• Toshi Sabri (Indian singer)
• Toshi Seeger (American film director)
• Toshi Sinha (Indian voice actress)
• Toshi Yano (American bassist)
• Toshi Yoshida (Japanese artist)