Yatarō Explained

Yatarō
Pronunciation:	jataɾoɯ (IPA)
Gender:	Male
Meaning:	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Origin:	Japanese
Alternative Spelling:	Yataro (Kunrei-shiki)Yataro (Nihon-shiki)Yatarō, Yataro, Yatarou (Hepburn)

Yatarō, Yataro or Yatarou is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Yatarō can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:

The characters used for "taro" (太郎) literally means "thick (big) son" and usually used as a suffix to a masculine name, especially for the first son. The "ya" part of the name can use a variety of characters, each of which will change the meaning of the name ("矢" for arrow, "野" for field, "弥" and so on).

• 矢太郎, "arrow, big son"
• 野太郎, "field, big son"
• 弥太郎, "more and more, big son"
• 彌太郎, "more and more, big son"
• 八太郎, "eight, big son"
• 夜太郎, "night, big son"

Other combinations...

• 矢太朗, "arrow, thick, bright"
• 矢多朗, "arrow, many, bright"
• 勇汰朗, "bravery, excessive, bright"
• 野太朗, "field, thick, bright"
• 弥太朗, more and more, thick, bright"

The name can also be written in hiragana やたろう or katakana ヤタロウ.

Notable people with the given name Yatarō

• , Japanese businessman
• , Japanese samurai
• , Japanese actor
• , Japanese businessman and banker
• , Japanese politician