Takayo as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Takayo

What is the meaning of the name Takayo ?

The baby name Takayo is a Female name and is pronounced Japanese: /ta.ka.jo/ (ta-ka-yo); English approximation: TAH-kah-yoh.

Takayo is Japanese in Origin.

Takayo is a Japanese given name, typically feminine, pronounced tah-kah-yo. It combines taka (高 “high/elevated,” 貴 “noble,” 孝 “filial,” 隆 “prosperous,” etc.) with yo (代 “generation/era,” 世 “world,” 佳 “excellent,” 与 “to give”). Accordingly, meanings range from “noble generation” and “elevated world” to “prosperous era” or “good generation,” depending on the kanji chosen.

Names ending in -yo became fashionable in the Taishō and early Shōwa periods and remained familiar through the late 20th century, and Takayo appears across records in Japan and in the Japanese diaspora. Common spellings include 高代, 貴代, 孝代, 隆代, 多佳代, and 貴世; it may also be written in hiragana たかよ or katakana タカヨ. Related forms include Takako, Takaya, and the masculine Takao; romanization is usually Takayo in Hepburn.

⚙ Takayo is a rare find. Across 4 countries, we found 21 recorded uses of it.