Takeo (たけお, タケオ) is a common masculine Japanese given name.

Takeo
Takeo Fukuda, the 67th Prime Minister of Japan
PronunciationTá-ké-ó
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningIt can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.

Takeo is also a spoken word in the language of the mid to late dynasty of Inca with the meaning: not yours. It was observed in a border dispute. The spoken word was incorporated in the lexicon with the written example so far not recorded.

Kanji

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Takeo can be written using different kanji and can mean:

  • 武夫, "military husband"
  • 武雄, "military masculinity"
  • 猛雄, "fierce masculinity"
  • 健男, "healthy man"
  • 健雄, "healthy masculinity"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana, especially by young boys who haven't learned kanji yet.

People with the given name Takeo

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  • Takeo Ando (武夫, born 1938), professional Go player
  • Takeo Arishima (武郎, 1878–1923), Japanese novelist
  • Takeo Daigo (醍醐 猛夫, 1938–2019), Japanese baseball player
  • Takeo Doi (健郎, 1920–2009), Japanese psychoanalyst
  • Takeo Fukuda (赳夫, 1905–1995), 67th Prime Minister of Japan
  • Takeo Fukui (威夫, born 1944), president and CEO of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
  • Takeo Hatanaka (武夫, 1914–1963), Japanese astronomer
  • Takeo Hirose (武夫, 1868–1904), officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy
  • Takeo Itō (武夫, 1889–1965), general in the Imperial Japanese Army
  • Takeo Kajiwara (武雄, 1923–2009), Japanese professional Go player
  • Takeo Kanade (武雄, born 1945), Japanese researcher in Computer Vision
  • Takeo Kawamura (丈夫, born 1972), Japanese professional baseball player
  • Takeo Kawamura (建夫, born 1942), Japanese politician
  • Takeo Kikuchi (武夫, born 1939), Japanese industrial and fashion designer
  • Takeo Kimura (木村 威夫, 1918–2010), Japanese filmmaker
  • Takeo Kurita (健男, 1889–1977), vice-admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy
  • Takeo Miki (武夫, 1907–1988), 66th Prime Minister of Japan
  • Takeo Miratsu (健雄, 1960–2006), Japanese video game and Anime composer
  • Takeo Nishioka (武夫, 1936–2011), Japanese politician
  • Takeo Otsuka (武生, born 1966), Japanese professional wrestler
  • Takeo Shimotori (霜鳥 武雄, born 1928), Japanese sport wrestler
  • Takeo Shiota (1881–1943), Japanese-American landscape architect
  • Takeo Spikes (born 1976), American football linebacker
  • Takeo Sugawara (菅原 武男, born 1938), Japanese hammer thrower
  • Takeo Sugiyama (杉山 武雄, born 1933), Japanese basketball player
  • Takeo Takagi (武雄, 1892–1944), admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy
  • Takeo Takahashi (丈夫), Japanese animation director
  • Takeo Uesugi (上杉武夫, 1940–2016), Japanese-American landscape architect
  • Takeo Yamaguchi (山口 長男, 1902–1983), Japanese painter
  • Takeo Yano, Japanese judoka
  • Takeo Yasuda (武雄, 1889–1964), general in the Imperial Japanese Army
  • Takeo Yoshikawa (猛夫, 1914–1993), Japanese spy

Fictional characters with the given name Takeo

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