The baby name Ishirou is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /iɕiɾoː/; romanized: Ishirō — pronounced "ee-shee-roh" (long final 'o').
Ishirou is Japanese in Origin.
The baby name Ishirou is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /iɕiɾoː/; romanized: Ishirō — pronounced "ee-shee-roh" (long final 'o').
Ishirou is Japanese in Origin.
Ishirou is a Japanese masculine given name whose meaning shifts with the kanji chosen. The first element is typically ishi - commonly 石 “stone,” though name-only readings also allow 猪 “boar,” 伊/維 as phonetic markers, or 意志 “will.” The second element is rō (郎/朗), a classical suffix meaning “son,” “gentleman,” or “bright.” Common renderings include 石郎 (“stone + lad”), 意志朗 (“resolute + bright”), and the famous 猪四郎 (“boar + fourth son”), all read Ishirō.
Names ending in -rō were favored for boys from the late Edo through early Shōwa periods, and Ishirō appears in early 20th‑century records; its best-known bearer is filmmaker Ishirō Honda (1911–1993). Today the name feels vintage but distinctive. Romanized variants include Ishirō (macron), Ishirou (Hepburn with ou), and Ishiro (without diacritics). Related forms and kanji variants include 石朗, 伊志郎, and 猪四郎; nicknames may shorten to Ishi or Rō.
Nothing for Ishirou shows up in the birth registries or name datasets we track. Names like this are usually very rare, tied to a particular region or tradition, or freshly invented. However you look at it, very few people share it.
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