Kazuto as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kazuto

What is the meaning of the name Kazuto ?

The baby name Kazuto is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ka.zɯ.to/ (KAH-zoo-toh).

Kazuto is Japanese in Origin.

Kazuto is a Japanese masculine given name, pronounced KAH-zoo-toh. Its meaning varies with kanji: 和人 (“harmonious person” or “person of Japan”), 一翔 (“first/one” + “soar”), 一登 (“first” + “ascend”), 和斗 (“harmony” + “Big Dipper”), or 一斗 (“one” + “Big Dipper/unit”). It may also be written in kana as かずと or カズト. The element kazu commonly conveys “harmony,” “one,” or “number,” while to often means “person,” “ascend/soar,” or references the constellation/measure 斗.

Use grew through the 20th century and feels contemporary, boosted internationally by Kirigaya Kazuto (桐ヶ谷 和人) from Sword Art Online. Notable bearers include boxer Kazuto Ioka (井岡 一翔) and baseball Hall of Famer Kazuto Tsuruoka (鶴岡 一人). Diminutives like Kazu are common. Romanized as Kazuto in Hepburn, it shares components with names like Kazuki and Yūto (using -to kanji such as 斗/翔/登).