Meaning & History
From Japanese 学 (gaku) meaning "study, learning, science", 岳 (gaku) meaning "point, peak, mountain" or 楽 (gaku) meaning "music, comfort, ease" combined with 乙 (to) meaning "the latter, duplicate, strange, witty", 登 (to) meaning "ascend, climb up", 人 (to) meaning "person", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation or 渡 (to) meaning "transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate". Other kanji combinations are possible. Famous bearers are Gakuto Notsuda, a Japanese football player who plays as a Midfielder for Shimizu S-Pulse, on loan from Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Gakuto Coda, a Japanese light novelist and Gackt (born as Gakuto Kamui), is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter and actor.