Boy

Teruo

Teruo (てるお) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 輝雄, 輝 to shine + 雄 hero. It has not made the top of Japan's baby name rankings, but Wikidata lists 5 notable people with this name.

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Most used spelling輝雄てるおto shine + hero

Ways to write Teruo

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.

輝雄
輝to shine, radiance雄hero, masculine
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata
照夫
照to shine夫man, husband
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata
輝夫
輝to shine, radiance夫man, husband
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

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

晃男clear + manBoy
照緒to shine + threadGirl

Famous people named Teruo

Teruo Iwamoto 岩本 輝雄Japanese association football player
Teruo Nimura 二村 昭雄Japanese association football player
Teruo Nakamura 中村 輝夫Imperial Japanese Army soldier (1919–1979)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.