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Kiyoshi

Kiyoshi proper noun: a male given name from Japanese.

Proper noun

Kiyoshi

  1. A male given name from Japanese.
    • Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi, known for his courage to challenge the U.S. government policy to evacuate, relocate, and intern all persons of Japanese ancestry during the Pacific War, was born in Seattle on April 23, 1918.1983, Hyung-chan Kim, Distinguished Asian Americans: A Biographical Dictionary, Greenwood Publishing Group, page 113

Origin of Kiyoshi

Borrowed from Japanese きよし (Kiyoshi).

Questions about Kiyoshi

What does Kiyoshi mean?
Kiyoshi means a male given name from Japanese.
What part of speech is Kiyoshi?
Kiyoshi is a proper noun.

Words near Kiyoshi in the dictionary

  1. kiyas
  2. kiyi
  3. kiyis
  4. Kiyoko
  5. kiyomi
  6. Kiyoshi
  7. kizami
  8. Kizell
  9. Kizer
  10. Kizers
  11. Kizh

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