Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese (Rare)
Scripts 丈夫, 丈良夫, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ますらお(Japanese Hiragana) マスラオ(Japanese Katakana)
Meaning & History
From 丈夫/益荒男 (masurao), referring to a manly person, a hero or warrior, itself a combination of 益荒 (masura), referring to manliness or having the strength of a god or man (from verb 増す (masu) meaning "to increase, grow" combined with suffix ら (-ra)) and 男/夫 (o) meaning "male."This name is very rarely used.