Toyotarō is a masculine Japanese given name.

Toyotarō
Tototaro Isomura (1868–1939), Japanese bureaucrat, businessman, and member of the House of Peers in the Meiji period.
Pronunciationtojotaɾoɯ (IPA)
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDifferent meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spellingToyotaro (Kunrei-shiki)

Toyotaro (Nihon-shiki)

Toyotarō, Toyotarou, Toyotaro, Toyotaroh (Hepburn)

Possible writings

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Toyotarō 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 "toyo" part of the name can use a variety of characters, each of which will change the meaning of the name.

  • 豊太郎, "bountiful, big son"
  • 登代太郎, "climb up, generation, big son"
  • 斗代太郎, "Big Dipper, generation, big son"

Other combinations...

  • 豊太朗, "bountiful, thick, bright"
  • 豊多朗, "bountiful, many, bright"
  • 豊汰朗, "bountiful, excessive, bright"
  • 登代太朗, "climb up, generation, thick, bright"
  • 登代多朗, "climb up, generation, many, bright"

The name can also be written in hiragana とよたろう or katakana トヨタロウ.

Notable people with the name

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  • Toyotarou (とよたろう), Japanese manga artist.
  • Toyotaro Isomura (磯村 豊太郎, 1868–1939), Japanese bureaucrat, businessman, and member of the House of Peers in the Meiji period.
  • Toyotaro Fukazawa (深沢 豊太郎, 1895–1944), Japanese politician.
  • Toyotaro Miyazaki (born 1944), Japanese martial artist.
  • Toyotarō Yūki (結城 豊太郎, 1877–1951), Japanese banker.