Iwao

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Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 巌, 巖, 岩夫, 岩男, 岩雄, 岩尾, etc.(Japanese Kanji) いわお(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced Pron. /i.ɰᵝä.o̞/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From Japanese 巌/巖 (iwao) meaning "rock, crag, boulder". It can also be formed from 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 男 (o) meaning "male, man, son", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, male, manly" or 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot, end", as well as other kanji combinations.
Added 1/21/2015 by m4yb3_daijirou
Edited 3/28/2025 by sekejap, Mike C and m4yb3_daijirou