Shou as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Shou

What is the meaning of the name Shou ?

The baby name Shou is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Mandarin: shòu /ʂoʊ/ (tone depends on character); Japanese: Shō /ɕoː/; English approximation: "SHOW" /ʃoʊ/.

Shou is Chinese, Japanese in Origin.

Shou is an East Asian given name with multiple origins. In Mandarin pinyin it romanizes several characters, most famously Shòu (寿/壽) meaning “longevity,” an auspicious virtue linked to the Shòuxing, the Chinese God of Longevity, and widely seen on decorative motifs. Other possibilities include Shōu (收, “to gather”), Shǒu (守, “to guard”), and Shǒu (手, “hand”). In Japanese, usually written as Shō, it encompasses many kanji choices such as 翔 (“soar, flight”), 祥 (“auspicious”), 昇 (“rise”), and 勝 (“victory”), making it a flexible unisex name with positive overtones.

Usage spans classical Chinese naming, where Shòu appears in compound names wishing long life, to modern Japan, where Shō ranks among stylish short names. Variants and spellings include Shō, Sho, Shou; Cantonese Sau for 寿; Korean Sino-reading Su; and Vietnamese Thọ. Meaning depends entirely on the chosen character(s), allowing parents to tailor nuance and aspiration.