Boy

Jirō

Jirō (じろう) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 二郎, 二 two + 郎 son. It has not made the top of Japan's baby name rankings, but Wikidata lists 10 notable people with this name.

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Most used spelling二郎じろうtwo + son

Ways to write Jirō

The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.

二郎
二two, second郎son
Boy, 7 notable people on Wikidata
治郎
治to govern, heal郎son
Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

These spellings of Jirō appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.

慈朗compassion + clearBoy
慈郎compassion + sonBoy
次桜next + cherry blossomBoy
次良next + goodBoy
次朗next + clearBoy
次郎next + sonBoy
滋郎nourishing + sonBoy
治良to govern + goodBoy

Famous people named Jirō

Jiro Miyake 三宅 二郎Japanese association football player
Jiro Hiratsuka 平塚 次郎Japanese association football player
Jiro Yabe 矢部 次郎Japanese association football player
Jirō Minami 南 次郎Japanese politician (1874-1955)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.