Boy
Shigeo
Shigeo (しげお) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 茂雄, 茂 lush + 雄 hero. It has not made the top of Japan's baby name rankings, but Wikidata lists 20 notable people with this name.
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Ways to write Shigeo
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.
茂雄
茂lush, thriving雄hero, masculine
Boy, 6 notable people on Wikidata重夫
重layer, important夫man, husband
Boy, 5 notable people on Wikidata茂夫
茂lush, thriving夫man, husband
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata重雄
重layer, important雄hero, masculine
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata繁雄
繁thriving雄hero, masculine
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata繁男
繁thriving男man
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata茂生
茂lush, thriving生life, to live
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata滋夫
滋nourishing夫man, husband
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata重男
重layer, important男man
Boy, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Shigeo appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
栄男to flourish + manBoy
栄夫to flourish + manBoy
薫緒fragrance + threadGirl
滋生nourishing + lifeBoy
成夫to become + manBoy
茂緒lush + threadGirl
Famous people named Shigeo
Shigeo Nagashima 茂雄Japanese baseball player and manager (1936–2025)
Shigeo Fukuda 福田 繁雄Japanese artist (1932-2009)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.