Boy

Yatarō

Yatarō (やたろう) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 弥太郎, 弥 more and more + 太 big + 郎 son. It has not made the top of Japan's baby name rankings, but Wikidata lists 16 notable people with this name.

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Most used spelling弥太郎やたろうmore and more + big + son

Ways to write Yatarō

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.

弥太郎
弥more and more太big, bold郎son
Boy, 16 notable people on Wikidata

Rarer spellings

These spellings of Yatarō appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.

谷太朗valley + big + clearBoy
谷太郎valley + big + sonBoy
八太郎eight + big + sonBoy
弥太朗more and more + big + clearBoy
彌太郎more and more + big + sonBoy

Famous people named Yatarō

Kobayashi Issa 小林 弥太郎Japanese writer (1763-1828)
Iwasaki Yatarō 岩崎 弥太郎Japanese industrialist; founder of Mitsubishi (1835–1885)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.