Ways to write Takao

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.

隆夫

隆noble, prosperous夫man, husband

Boy, 7 notable people on Wikidata

貴雄

貴precious, noble雄hero, masculine

Boy, 4 notable people on Wikidata

隆雄

隆noble, prosperous雄hero, masculine

Boy, 4 notable people on Wikidata

孝夫

孝devotion to parents夫man, husband

Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata

孝雄

孝devotion to parents雄hero, masculine

Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata

高夫

高high, tall夫man, husband

Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata

隆男

隆noble, prosperous男man

Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata

敬雄

敬respect雄hero, masculine

Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata

孝男

孝devotion to parents男man

Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata

孝生

孝devotion to parents生life, to live

Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata

貴大

貴precious, noble大big, great

Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

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

貴王precious + kingGirl

貴緒precious + threadGirl

貴生precious + lifeGirl

敬夫respect + manBoy

尊緒noble + threadGirl

多可緒many + possible + threadGirl

隆生noble + lifeBoy

Famous people named Takao

Takao Orii 折井 孝男Japanese association football player and manager

Takao Kobayashi 小林 隆男Japanese amateur astronomer

Takao Doi 土井 隆雄Japanese astronaut

Takao Yamauchi 山内 貴雄Japanese association football player

Takao Kawaguchi 川口 孝夫Japanese judoka

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.