Takeo (given name)

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

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
Takeo can be written using different kanji and can mean: The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana, especially by young boys who haven't learned kanji yet.
 * 武夫, "military husband"
 * 武雄, "military masculinity"
 * 猛雄, "fierce masculinity"
 * 健男, "healthy man"
 * 健雄, "healthy masculinity"

People with the given name Takeo

 * Takeo Ando (武夫, born 1938), professional Go player
 * Takeo Arishima (武郎, 1878–1923), Japanese novelist
 * Takeo Daigo (醍醐 猛夫), 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), Japanese sport wrestler
 * Takeo Shiota (1881–1943), Japanese-American landscape architect
 * Takeo Spikes (born 1976), American football linebacker
 * Takeo Sugawara (菅原 武男), Japanese hammer thrower
 * Takeo Sugiyama (杉山 武雄), 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), 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

 * Takeo Saeki (剛雄), software developer
 * Takeo Masaki, character in Call of Duty  zombies series
 * Otori Takeo, main character in the Tales of the Otori series by Lian Hearn
 * Takeo Gōda (剛田 猛男), main character from the manga series, My Love Story!! by Kazune Kawahara.
 * Takeo, mascot for the Nekocon anime convention
 * Takeo Ishiyama, supporting character of Code Lyoko in which he is father of dutiful Lyoko warrior Yumi Ishiyama
 * Takeo Sasaki, in the Marvel anime miniseries of X-Men the only child of Dr. Yui Sasaki and the immensely powerful telepath Charles Xavier
 * Takeo Kumagami (熊耳武緒), character in Patlabor. A member of Section 2, Division 2, Team 2. Voiced by: Keiko Yokozawa

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