Takanori as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Takanori

What is the meaning of the name Takanori ?

The baby name Takanori is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced TAH-kah-NOH-ree (Japanese: /ta.ka.no.ɾi/).

Takanori is Japanese in Origin.

Takanori is a Japanese masculine given name whose meaning depends on the kanji chosen. The element taka may be written as 高 “tall/high,” 貴 “noble/precious,” 隆 “prosperous,” 孝 “filial,” or 崇 “reverent,” while nori often appears as 則 “law/rule,” 紀 “chronicle,” 徳 “virtue,” 典 “code,” 憲 “constitution,” or 教 “teach.” Common spellings include 高徳 (“lofty virtue”), 貴教 (“noble teaching”), 隆則 (“prosperous law”), 孝憲 (“filial constitution”), and 敬典 (“respectful code”).

The name appeared across many generations and was particularly familiar in the Shōwa and early Heisei eras, when -nori endings were fashionable for boys; it remains recognizable though less common today. Notable bearers include singer Takanori Nishikawa (T.M.Revolution), MMA fighter Takanori Gomi, and actor Takanori Iwata. Variants are chiefly orthographic: numerous kanji pairings and the unadorned hiragana or katakana forms; nicknames such as Taka or Nori occur, while related elements appear in Takao, Takashi, Norio, and Noriyuki.