Shigenobu is a Japanese name. It is usually a male given name but can be a surname or the name of a place. As with most personal names, the meaning of the name is derived from which kanji (Chinese characters) are used, and there are several different kanji that are pronounced "shige" and a few which can be pronounced "nobu."
Possible spellings 重信 – "heavy faith" 重靖 – "heavy diligence" 重陳 – "heavy maturity" 茂信 – "abundant faith" 茂伸 – "abundantly influential" 繁信 – "abundant faith" 繫信 – "joined in faith"Casio EX-Word XD-H7500 (electronic dictionary). 2004. 薫信 – "aroma of faith" 滋信 – "nourishing faith" 滋延 – "nourishing longevity"
Phonetic spelling The following are spellings of the name "Shigenobu" in the two phonetic syllabaries of written Japanese, and thus have no intrinsic meaning: しげのぶ シゲノブ
People Surname , a leader of the Japanese Red Army , the daughter of Fusako Shigenobu , Japanese baseball player
Male , a Japanese daimyō , a Japanese ukiyo-e artist , a Japanese ukiyo-e artist who may have been Ishikawa Toyonobu , an ukiyo-e artist better known as Hiroshige II , a Japanese statesman , a Japanese religious leader , a Japanese composer and music teacher , a Japanese athlete
See also Shigenobu, Ehime, a town in Japan
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