Tomonobu

Tomonobu

Tomonobu Iizuka (1892-1965), Japanese politician
Pronunciation	tomonobɯ (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Tomonobu is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Tomonobu can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples:

• 友信, "friend, believe"
• 友伸, "friend, extend"
• 友延, "friend, extend"
• 友宣, "friend, announce"
• 知信, "know, believe"
• 知伸, "know, extend"
• 知延, "know, extend"
• 知宣, "know, announce"
• 智信, "intellect, believe"
• 智伸, "intellect, extend"
• 智延, "intellect, extend"
• 智宣, "intellect, announce"
• 共信, "together, believe"
• 共伸, "together, extend"
• 朋信, "companion, believe"
• 朋伸, "companion, extend"
• 朝信, "morning/dynasty, believe"
• 朝伸, "morning/dynasty, extend"
• 朝延, "morning/dynasty, extend"
• 朝宣, "morning/dynasty, announce"

The name can also be written in hiragana とものぶ or katakana トモノブ.

Notable people with the name

• Tomonobu Hayakawa (早川 知伸, born 1977), Japanese footballer
• Tomonobu Hiroi (廣井 友信, born 1985), Japanese footballer
• Tomonobu Iizuka (飯塚 知信, 1892-1965), Japanese politician
• Tomonobu Imamichi (今道 友信, 1922–2012), Japanese philosopher
• Tomonobu Itagaki (板垣 伴信, born 1967), Japanese video game designer
• Tomonobu Saito (斎藤 朝信, 1527–1591), Japanese samurai
• Tomonobu Shimizu (清水 智信, born 1981), Japanese boxer
• Tomonobu Yokoyama (横山 知伸, born 1985), Japanese footballer