Tsuru (name) explained

Tsuru (鶴) is a Japanese name. It means crane, and is used as a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Tsuru Aoki (1892–1961), Japanese stage and silent film actress
• Tsuru Morimoto (born 1970), Japanese football player

Surname

• Ayako Tsuru (born 1941), Mexican artist of Japanese descent
• Hiromi Tsuru (1960–2017), Japanese voice actress
• Kiso Tsuru (1894–1966), Japanese philanthropist
• Naoto Tsuru (born 1987), Japanese baseball player
• Norihiro Tsuru, Japanese violinist and composer
• Shigeto Tsuru (1912–2006), Japanese economist and politician
• Toshiyuki Tsuru, anime director