Tatsunori as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Tatsunori

What is the meaning of the name Tatsunori ?

The baby name Tatsunori is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Japanese: [ta.tsɯ.no.ɾi]; Hepburn: tatsunori (TAH-tsu-NOH-ree).

Tatsunori is Japanese in Origin.

Tatsunori is a Japanese masculine given name formed from tatsu and nori, with meaning shaped by the kanji chosen. Tatsu may be written 辰 or 龍/竜 (“dragon,” the zodiac sign) or 達 (“accomplish, attain”); nori commonly appears as 紀 (“chronicle, record”), 典 (“canon”), 則/規 (“rule, standard”), 憲 (“constitution”), or, in nanori readings, 徳 (“virtue”). Typical interpretations include “dragon virtue” (辰徳/竜徳), “attained rule” (達則), or “established canon” (竜典). Families often select tatsu to honor a Year of the Dragon birth and pair nori with ideals like order, wisdom, or integrity.

Use rose through the late Shōwa period and remains familiar via figures such as baseball icon Tatsunori Hara (辰徳). Variants appear in kana (たつのり; タツノリ) and many kanji pairings; the meaning shifts accordingly. Related names include Tatsuya, Tatsuo, Noriyuki, and Noriaki. Diminutives and nicknames often shorten to Tatsu or Nori.