Pronunciation | ĺ-é-mon |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Japanese |
Meaning | It can have many different meanings depending on thekanji used. |
Iemon orYemon (いえもん, イエモン) is an ancientJapanese given name for men. The name originally came from the word Uemonfu (右衛門府) which is the right guardhouse of the gates ofHeian-kyō imperial palace during theAsuka period andHeian period.[citation needed]
In addition tohiragana andkatakana,Iemon can be written using differentkanji characters (伊右衛門 or猪右衛門).