Eiichi

Eiichi

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Eiichi (written: 暎一, 栄一, 英一, 詠一 or 映一) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Eiichi Fukui (福井 英一, 1921–1954), Japanese manga artist
• Eiichi Goto (後藤 英一, 1931–2005), Japanese computer scientist
• Eiichi Itai (born 1951), Japanese golfer
• Iwashita Eiichi (岩下 栄一, 1955–1999), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Eiichi Kazama (風間 栄一, 1916–2001), Japanese sport wrestler
• Eiichi Kikuchi (菊池 英一, born 1942), Japanese actor
• Eiichi Koyano (小谷野 栄一, born 1980), Japanese baseball player
• Eiichi Kudo (工藤 栄一, 1929–2000), Japanese film director
• Eiichi Matsumoto (松本 栄一, 1915–2004), Japanese photographer
• Eiichi Moriwaki (森脇 英一), Japanese photographer
• Eiichi Miyazato (宮里 栄一, 1922–1999), Japanese karateka and judoka
• Eiichi Nakamura (chemist) (中村 栄一, born 1951), Japanese chemist and academic
• Eiichi Nakamura (field hockey) (中村 栄一, 1909–1945), Japanese field hockey player
• Eiichi Nakao (中尾 栄一, born 1930), Japanese politician
• Ei-ichi Negishi (根岸 英一, born 1935), Japanese chemist
• Eiichi Ohtaki (大瀧 詠一, born 1948–2013), Japanese musician
• Eiichi Sakurai (桜井 栄一, 1909–1998), Japanese photographer
• Eiichi Sato (佐藤 栄一, born 1961), Japanese politician
• Shibusawa Eiichi (渋沢 栄一, 1840–1931), Japanese businessman
• Eiichi Sugimoto (杉本 栄一, 1901–1952), Japanese economist and academic
• Eiichi Tanaka (田中 英一, born 1941), Japanese Nordic combined skier
• Eiichi Uemura (植村 映一, born 1975), Japanese footballer
• Eiichi Yamamoto (山本 暎一, born 1940), Japanese film director and screenwriter
• Eiichi Yamashita (山下 栄一, born 1947), Japanese politician