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Name Origin

Kenta is a masculine Japanese given name. It is composed of two kanji: 'ken' (健) meaning 'healthy', 'strong', or 'vigorous' and 'ta' (太) meaning 'large', 'great', or 'thick'. Therefore, Kenta often translates to 'healthy and strong' or 'strong and great'.

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Famous People

Kenta Kobashi (1976-)

Professional Wrestler

  • Multiple-time Pro Wrestling NOAH World Heavyweight Champion
  • Considered one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time

Kenta Maeda (1988-)

Professional Baseball Player

  • Pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
  • Won the 2016 Sawamura Award

Kenta Hoshii

Musician (Guitarist)

  • Member of the Japanese rock band One Ok Rock

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