Boy

Yōtarō

Yōtarō (ようたろう) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 陽太郎, 陽 sun + 太 big + 郎 son. It has not made the top of Japan's baby name rankings, but Wikidata lists 35 notable people with this name.

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Most used spelling陽太郎ようたろうsun + big + son

Ways to write Yōtarō

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.

陽太郎
陽sun, sunshine太big, bold郎son
Boy, 19 notable people on Wikidata
洋太郎
洋ocean太big, bold郎son
Boy, 8 notable people on Wikidata
庸太郎
庸ordinary, moderate太big, bold郎son
Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata
要太郎
要essential太big, bold郎son
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata
洋太朗
洋ocean太big, bold朗clear, cheerful
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata
庸太朗
庸ordinary, moderate太big, bold朗clear, cheerful
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata
羊太郎
羊sheep太big, bold郎son
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

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

耀太郎to shine + big + sonBoy
葉太郎leaf + big + sonBoy
要太朗essential + big + clearBoy
陽太朗sun + big + clearBoy