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(Main) gender: Male
Pronunciation: shee-do: [ɕí.dò̞ː]
Variant transliterations: Shido, Shidou
Etymology and/or ways to write:
Here are most of the kanji used for this name:
| shi (し) | dō (どう) |
| 志 “will, aim, goal” | 道 “road, path; way” |
| 獅 “lion” | 童 “child” |
| 士°/侍 “man°; samurai” | 堂 “hall” |
| 史 “history” | 瞳 “pupil (of eye)” |
| 詩 “poem” | 桐 “paulownia tree” |
| 師 “teacher, master” | 憧 “longing, yearning” |
| 紫 “purple, violet” | 導 “guid(anc)e” |
| 司 “office” | 登 “ascent” |
| 嗣 “heir, successor” | 冬 “winter” |
| 時 “time” | |
| 思 “thought” | |
| 蒔 “sowing, planting” | |
| 示 “lesson, example” | |
| 資 “fund, capital” | |
| 治 “cure; management” |
Popularity:
Although this name was used before the 21st century, it didn’t gain any prominent usage until 2002 when kabuki actor Nakamura Shidō II appeared in the film ‘Ping Pong’ as ‘Dragon’. From there, the name would be given to 0.02% of boys or more for most years.
The name seemed to have peaked in 2004 with around 0.04% of boys being given this name before dropping to around 0.025% by 2008. The name jumped back up to just under 0.04% in 2009. Based on Baby Calendar rankings data along with my preliminary 2014-9 names research, average percentage levels for that time time frame fell a bit to over 0.02%.
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