Eiji (name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Eiji


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caption= Eiji Aonuma, the video game designer
pronunciation=
gender = Male
meaning = It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
region =
origin = Japanese
related names = Eiichi
footnotes = nihongo|Eiji |えいじ, エイジ is a common masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Eiji can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*栄治, "prosperity, peace"
*英治, "great, peace"
*英二, "great, second"
*永次, "eternity, next"The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

Real people

;with the given name Eiji
*Eiji Aonuma (英二), a Japanese designer and director of video games
*Eiji Ezaki (英治), a Japanese professional wrestler
*Eiji Oue (英次), a Japanese conductor
*Eiji Toyoda (英二), the chairman of "Toyota Motor Corporation"
*Eiji Tsuburaya (英二), a Japanese special effects director
*Eiji Wentz (瑛士), a Japanese singer and entertainer
*Eiji Yanagisawa (栄治), a Japanese voice actor
*Eiji Yoshikawa (英治), a Japanese historical novelist

Fictional characters

;with the given name Eiji
*Eiji Kikumaru (英二), a character in the anime and manga "The Prince of Tennis"
*Eiji Kisaragi (影二), a character in both the "Art of Fighting" and "The King of Fighters" series