Jiro (given name)
| Jirō |
| Gender |
Male |
| Origin |
| Word/Name |
Japanese |
| Meaning |
It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used. |
| Other names |
| Related names |
Taro
Saburo |
Jirō or Jiro (じろう, ジロウ?) is a stand-alone Japanese given name along with "Tarō", and a common name suffix for males.
Possible writings
Jirō can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
- 次郎, "next, son"
- 次朗, "next, melodious"
- 二郎, "second, son"
- 二朗, "second, melodious"
- 治郎, "reign, son"
The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.
People
- Jiro (musician) (born 1972), bassist of the Japanese rock band GLAY
- Jiro Aichi (治郎, born 1969), Japanese politician
- Jirō Akagawa (次郎, born 1948), Japanese novelist
- Jiro Akama (二郎, born 1968), Japanese politician
- Jiro Ando (慈朗), Japanese manga artist
- Jirō Asada (次郎, born 1951), Japanese novelist
- Jiro Bevis (次郎), an English illustrator
- Jiro Horikoshi (二郎, 1903–1982), chief engineer behind many Japanese fighters of WWII
- Jiro Kamiharako (次郎, born 1966), Japanese ski jumper
- Jiro Kikkawa (born 1929), Japanese Australian ornithologist
- Jiro Komaki, a Japanese film director
- Jiro Manio (born 1992), Filipino actor
- Jiro Nakano (二郎, 1902–2000), Japanese composer
- Jiro Ono (次郎, born 1953), Japanese politician
- Jiro Vasey (治郎), Samurai
- Jiro Wang (born 1981), Taiwanese actor and singer
Characters
Other uses