Meaning: The name given in Japan to Yasuke, an African man who served the warlord Oda Nobunaga and is remembered as a samurai. A Japanese-form name of a real historical figure, noted honestly and respectfully.Low
In 30 seconds: A storied name: Yasuke was a historical African samurai in Japan (said 'yah-SOO-keh'). Honored and distinctive.
MeaningThe name given in Japan to Yasuke, an African man who served the warlord Oda Nobunaga and is remembered as a samurai. A Japanese-form name of a real historical figure, noted honestly and respectfully.
Yasuke is the Japanese-form name of a real historical figure, an African samurai in the service of Oda Nobunaga. It reads storied and distinctive — rare in the U.S. (said 'yah-SOO-keh').
In the U.S. it appears very rarely. Rare, storied, and distinctive.
Did you know? Yasuke is the Japanese name of an African man who served the warlord Oda Nobunaga and is remembered as a samurai, which we note honestly and respectfully — a distinctive, storied name (said 'yah-SOO-keh').
