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Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 巌, 巖, 巌夫, 巌雄, 巌男, 岩雄, 岩男, 岩夫, 伊和男, 伊和夫(Japanese Kanji) いわお(Japanese Hiragana) イワオ(Japanese Katakana)
Meaning & History
This name can be used as 巌 (gan, iwa, iwao, kewa.shii) or 巖 (gan, iwa, iwao, kewa.shii) which both mean "rock, crag."
This name can also combine 巌 or 岩 (gan, iwa), with the same meaning as 巌/巖, with 夫 (fu, fuu, bu, otto, sore, o) meaning "husband, man," 雄 (yuu, o-, osu, on) meaning "male, masculine" and 男 (dan, nan, o, otoko) meaning "man, male."
Examples of Iwao with 3 kanji include 伊和男 and 伊和夫 with 伊 (i, kare) meaning "that one" and 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften."
This name can also combine 巌 or 岩 (gan, iwa), with the same meaning as 巌/巖, with 夫 (fu, fuu, bu, otto, sore, o) meaning "husband, man," 雄 (yuu, o-, osu, on) meaning "male, masculine" and 男 (dan, nan, o, otoko) meaning "man, male."
Examples of Iwao with 3 kanji include 伊和男 and 伊和夫 with 伊 (i, kare) meaning "that one" and 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften."