Kazuo as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kazuo

What is the meaning of the name Kazuo ?

The baby name Kazuo is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ka-zoo-oh (Japanese IPA: /kazɯo/).

Kazuo is Japanese in Origin.

Kazuo is a masculine Japanese given name formed from the elements “kazu” and “o.” It can be written with many kanji, such as 和夫 (“harmonious man”), 一雄 (“first/one” + “male/heroic”), 数男 (“number/counting” + “man”), or 和雄 (“peaceful hero”), so the meaning depends on the characters selected by the family. In kana it appears as かずお.

The name became widespread from the late nineteenth century and was especially common through the Shōwa era. International recognition grew via bearers such as novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, dancer Kazuo Ohno, entrepreneur Kazuo Inamori, manga creator Kazuo Umezu, and baseball player Kazuo Matsui. Variants and related forms include the nicknames Kazu and Kaz, and cognate-style compounds like Kazuya and Kazuki; there is no direct feminine equivalent, though Kazue shares the same root. Standard Hepburn romanization is Kazuo (sometimes Kazuwo in older systems). Pronounced kah-zoo-oh.