Yuzo as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Yuzo

What is the meaning of the name Yuzo ?

The baby name Yuzo is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Japanese IPA: /jɯːzoː/; Anglicized: "YOO-zoh".

Yuzo is Japanese in Origin.

Yuzo is a Japanese masculine given name, pronounced Yū-zō. Its meaning depends on the kanji selected: 雄三 ("heroic; third [son]"), 祐三 ("to help; third"), 裕三 ("abundant; third"), 有三 ("to have; third"), 悠三 ("calm, enduring; third"), or versions using 蔵/造 for zō ("storehouse; to create"). Parents often choose characters to express virtues or, traditionally, to mark birth order, with 三 read zō signaling a third son.

Names ending in -zō were especially fashionable from the Meiji through mid-Showa eras, giving Yuzo a classic, slightly vintage feel today. Notable bearers include novelist Yūzō Yamamoto (山本 有三), actor-musician Yūzō Kayama (加山 雄三), and game composer Yūzō Koshiro (古代 祐三). Romanization varies: Yūzō (Hepburn with macrons), Yuuzou or Yuzou (vowel-doubling), and the simplified Yuzo used abroad; casual nicknames like Yū-chan or Yū-kun occur. Meanings vary with the kanji, so the name is highly customizable.