Tarō (given name)

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Pronunciation[täɾo̞ː][citation needed]
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDifferent meanings depending on the kanji used
Region of originJapan

Tarō, Taro, Talo, Taroh or Tarou (太郎, タロウ, たろう), is a stand-alone masculine Japanese given name or a common name suffix (literally meaning "eldest son"). Tarō can also be used as a surname, but the etymology and kanji are different.

Possible writings[]

The name Taro can have many different meaning depending on the kanji characters used to write it. The name can also be written using the hiragana or katakana writing systems. Possible variations of the name Taro include:

  • 太郎, "strong, heroic, masculine"
  • 多朗, "abundance, prolific, melodious"
  • 立楼, "stand up, upright, watchtower"
  • 汰滝, "selected waterfall"

People with the given name[]

  • Taro Achi (阿智 太郎, born 1980), Japanese light novelist and screenwriter
  • Akebono Tarō (曙 太郎, born 1969), retired sumo wrestler from Hawaii
  • Taro Ando (安藤 太郎, born 1977), Japanese slalom canoeist
  • Asashio Tarō IV (born 1955), retired sumo wrestler from Muroto, Japan
  • Taro Aso (麻生 太郎, born 1940), Japanese politician and the 92nd Prime Minister of Japan
  • Taro Chiezo (千恵藏 太郎), Manhattan based, Japanese artist
  • Taro Gold (金太郎, born 1969), American writer, entertainer, and entrepreneur
  • Tarō Gomi (五味 太郎, born 1945), a Japanese children's book illustrator and writer
  • Taro Hakase (葉加瀬 太郎, born 1968), musician, violinist, and composer from Suita, Japan
  • Taro Ichihara (市原 多朗, born 1950), Japanese opera singer
  • Taro Ishida (石田 太郎, 1944–2013), a Japanese voice actor, and actor from Kyoto, Japan
  • Taro Iwashiro (岩代 太郎, born 1965), a Japanese composer
  • Taro Kagawa (賀川 太郎, 1922–1990), Japanese footballer
  • Katsura Tarō (桂 太郎, 1848–1913), Japanese soldier who served in the Imperial Japanese Army, and was Prime Minister of Japan three times in a row
  • Tarō Kimura (journalist) (木村 太郎, born 1938), Japanese journalist
  • Tarō Kimura (politician) (木村 太郎, 1965–2017), Japanese politician
  • Taro Kono (河野 太郎, born 1963), a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party and a member of the House of Representatives
  • Taro Kudo (工藤 太郎), a Japanese video game designer and video game music composer
  • Maruse Taro (マルセ太郎, 1933–2001), Japanese mime artist, comedian, vaudevillian and movie star
  • (増岡 太郎, born 1971), Japanese voice actor
  • Tarō Okamoto (岡本 太郎, 1911–1996), a Japanese artist from Kawasaki Japan
  • Taro Shoji (東海林 太郎, 1898–1972), a Japanese ryūkōka singer
  • Taro Sugimoto (杉本 太郎, born 1996), Japanese footballer
  • Taro Teshima (born 1912), Japanese rower
  • Taro Urabe (卜部 太郎, born 1977), former Japanese football player
  • Taro Yamaguchi (山口 太郎, born 1970), Japanese actor
  • Taro Yamasaki, Japanese American Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer and the eldest son of architect Minoru Yamasaki
  • Tarō Yamamoto (山本 太郎, born 1974), Japanese politician and actor who is well known for portraying Shogo Kawada in Battle Royale
  • Taro Yamamoto (artist) (1919-1994), Japanese American abstract expressionist artist who served in the U.S. Army during the Second World War
  • Taro Yashima (八島太郎, 1908-1994), pseudonym of a Japanese artist and expatriate in the United States
  • Yoko Taro, a Japanese video game director and scenario writer

Names of Notable People with -tarō as a name suffix[]

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