Boy

Iwao

Iwao (いわお) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 岩夫, 岩 rock + 夫 man. It has not made the top of Japan's baby name rankings, but Wikidata lists 24 notable people with this name.

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Most used spelling岩夫いわおrock + man

Ways to write Iwao

The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.

岩夫
岩rock夫man, husband
Boy, 7 notable people on Wikidata
岩雄
岩rock雄hero, masculine
Boy, 7 notable people on Wikidata
岩男
岩rock男man
Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata
磐夫
磐rock夫man, husband
Boy, 3 notable people on Wikidata
磐雄
磐rock雄hero, masculine
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata
巌男
巌rock; crag男man
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata

Famous people named Iwao

Iwao Yamane 山根 巌Japanese association football player
Iwao Hakamata 袴田 巌Japanese boxer and prisoner

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.