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The baby name Shigeo is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ɕiɡeo/ — shi-ge-o (shee-geh-oh).

Shigeo is Japanese in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Japanese
Pronunciation: /ɕiɡeo/ — shi-ge-o (shee-geh-oh)

What is the meaning of the name Shigeo ?

The baby name Shigeo is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ɕiɡeo/ — shi-ge-o (shee-geh-oh).

Shigeo is Japanese in Origin.

Shigeo is a Japanese masculine given name whose sense varies with the kanji. Frequent writings include 茂雄 ("luxuriant/abundant" + "male/hero"), 重雄 ("important/heavy" + "male"), and 繁雄 ("prosperous/prolific" + "male"); forms with 夫 or 男 as the second character (e.g., 茂夫, 重男) also occur. The -o element denotes "man" or "hero," while shige conveys abundance, importance, growth, or prosperity.

The name saw strong use in the Showa period and reads today as solid and traditional. Notable bearers range from baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima to designer Shigeo Fukuda, and it appears in pop culture as Shigeo "Mob" Kageyama. Standard romanization is Shigeo (Hepburn), with Sigeo in Kunrei/Nihon-shiki. Short form Shige is common. Related "Shige-" names - Shigeru, Shigeki, Shigeto, Shigeaki - share the initial element but differ in nuance.

Shigeo has the following similar or variant Names

Shigeo – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
JP 0 #74 4 4,057
JP Boys 0 #221 77 7,909
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
TW Boys 0 #255 2 7,111
SG 0 #281 2 11,010
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
RU Boys 0 #526 1 12,621
HK Boys 0 #556 2 12,905
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
SG Boys 0 #735 5 17,960
BR Boys 0 #784 2 12,213
CL Girls 0 #915 1 14,098
PE Boys 0 #926 1 14,506
CO Boys 0 #981 1 15,656
MY Boys 0 #1,180 3 25,439
MA 0 #1,199 1 20,986
SA Boys 0 #1,691 1 28,008

Shigeo is popular in 16 countries — most recent births per country:

AO
BO
BR
CL
CO

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People also ask about Shigeo

Shigeo is predominantly a boy's name.
Shigeo is a 3 syllable name, pronounced /ɕiɡeo/ — shi-ge-o (shee-geh-oh).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include しげお (hiragana), シゲオ (katakana), 茂雄, 茂夫, 重雄 and 重男.
Across languages, Shigeo has these equivalents: Felix (fortunate/lucky), Victor (victorious/strong), Andrew (manly/brave), Ethan (strong/firm).
Shigeo is a name of Japanese origin, traditionally used in Japan. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Japan and its diaspora communities.