Tarō (given name)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tarō (given name)
Pronunciation	Ta-ro-u
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/Name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Region of origin	Japan

Look up Taro in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Tarō or Taro (太郎, タロウ, たろう), is a stand-alone Japanese given name or a common name suffix for males (literally meaning "eldest son"). Tarō can also be used as a surname.

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, "luxurious, select, waterfall"

People with the given name

Taro Achi (阿智太郎, born 1980), Japanese light novelist and screenwriter
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 Ishida (石田太郎, born 1944), a Japanese voice actor, and actor from Kyoto, Japan
Tarō Kimura (journalist) (木村太郎, born 1938), an American-born Japanese journalist
Tarō Kimura (politician) (木村太郎, born 1965), Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party
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
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 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
Taro 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

People with the surname

Akebono Tarō (曙太郎, born 1969), retired sumo wrestler from Hawaii
Asashio Tarō IV (born 1955), retired sumo wrestler from Muroto, Japan
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

People with -tarō as a name suffix

Shintaro Abe (安倍晋太郎, 1924–1991), Japanese politician, and father of current Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe
Sakutarō Hagiwara (萩原朔太郎, 1886–1942), Japanese poet and writer
Ryutaro Hashimoto (橋本龍太郎, 1937–2006), Japanese politician and the 83rd Prime Minister of Japan
Shōtarō Ikenami (池波正太郎, 1923–1990), Japanese author who won the Naoki Award for popular literature in 1960
Shintarō Ishihara (石原慎太郎, born 1932), Japanese politician, author, and the Governor of Tokyo from 1999-2012
Shotaro Ishinomori (石ノ森章太郎, 1938–1998), Japanese manga artist known for his works such as Cyborg 009 and Himitsu Sentai Gorenger
Iwasaki Yatarō (岩崎弥太郎, 1835–1885), Japanese businessman, financier, shipping industrialist, and founder of Mitsubishi
Tsurutarō Kataoka (片岡鶴太郎, born 1954), a Japanese comedian, actor, artist, and professional boxer
Shintaro Katsu (勝新太郎, 1931–1997), Japanese actor, producer, director, and singer
Kotaro Koizumi (小泉孝太郎, born 1978), Japanese actor and the eldest son of former prime minister Junichiro Koizumi
Komura Jutarō (小村壽太郎, 1855–1911), Japanese politician and a statesman and diplomat in the Meiji Period
Rentarō Mikuni (三國連太郎, born 1923), Japanese film actor
Nakamura Kantarō II (六代目中村勘九郎, born 1981), Japanese kabuki, film, and television actor
Kyotaro Nishimura (西村京太郎), Japanese mystery novelist
Ryōtarō Shiba (司馬遼太郎, 1923–1996), Japanese historical novel author from Osaka
Kataro Shirayamadani (1865–1948), a Japanese ex-patriate ceramics painter who did most of his work in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Ryōtarō Sugi (杉良太郎, born 1944), Japanese actor and singer from Kobe
Kantarō Suzuki (鈴木貫太郎, 1868–1948), an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Army, and the former Prime Minister of Japan
Umetaro Suzuki (鈴木梅太郎, 1874–1943), Japanese scientist from the Shizuoka Prefecture of Japan
Rentarō Taki (滝廉太郎, 1879–1903), a Japanese composer, and pianist who is widely regarded as one of the best-known composers of Japan
Shuntarō Tanikawa (谷川俊太郎, born 1931), a Japanese poet and translator

Characters

Momotarō, hero from a fairy tale
Kintarō, hero from a fairy tale
Urashima Tarō, hero from a fairy tale
Q-tarō from the manga/anime Obake no Q-tarō
Pantyhose Taro of Ranma ½
Ultraman Taro, the sixth Ultra Brother
Taro Soramame, a character in Dr. Slump media
Taro Raimon or Monta, a character in Eyeshield 21 media
Taro, a character from the anime/manga Pita-Ten
Taro, the elder prince of the Serpent Clan from real-time strategy computer game Battle Realms
Taro Misaki of the manga/anime series Captain Tsubasa
Taro of the anime series Serial Experiments Lain
Taro Hanaukyo of Hanaukyo Maid Team (Hanaukyo Maid Tai, )
Taro Kagami of the pilot version of Death Note
Taro Tanaka of Taro the Space Alien (Uchūjin Tanaka Tarō)
Nokotarou, the Japanese name of Koops from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Hanatarō Yamada of the "Bleach" anime and manga series
Sado Taro from the anime "MM!"
Taro Komori from the anime series Ghost Hound
Taro of the Kinderguardians from the video game Final Fantasy X-2