Takao as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Takao

What is the meaning of the name Takao ?

The baby name Takao is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ta.ka.o/ (TAH-kah-oh).

Takao is Japanese in Origin.

Takao is a Japanese masculine given name pronounced ta-ka-o (three morae). It combines taka (written with kanji such as 高 "tall/lofty," 貴 "noble," 孝 "filial," 隆 "prosperous," or 岳 "peak") with o, often 雄 "male/hero" or 夫 "man/husband," and less commonly 尾 "ridge/tail." Depending on characters, meanings range from "noble hero" and "lofty man" to "prosperous husband" or "man of the mountain." The spelling 高尾 also appears as a place name (Mt. Takao near Tokyo), and 高雄 is shared with the historical Japanese name for Kaohsiung.

Use rose in the early to mid-20th century and now reads as a vintage classic, borne by figures like manga artist Takao Saito and tennis player Takao Suzuki. Variants include kana forms たかお and タカオ and kanji spellings 高雄, 貴雄, 孝雄, 隆夫, 高尾; Taka serves as a nickname. Related taka- names include Takashi, Takahiro, and Takuma. Standard romanization: Takao.