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I was writing a response but the previous poster beat me to it.:) That information is correct. Japanese names don't have one etymology or meaning, but the meaning depends on which characters are chosen by the parents.

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My only additional comment is that there are some fairly standardized elements used in names. "Ichi" almost always means "one" or "first" and is used for a firstborn son.

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Also, the ending -o is usually written 夫, 男 or 雄, all of which have the basic meaning of "man, male."