Yatarō

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

 * Yataro Iwasaki (岩崎 弥太郎), Japanese businessman
 * Yataro Kojima (小島 弥太郎), Japanese samurai
 * Yataro Kurokawa (黒川 弥太郎), Japanese actor
 * Yataro Mishima (三島 彌太郎), Japanese businessman and banker
 * Yataro Tsuda (津田 弥太郎), Japanese politician