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Gender Masculine
Scripts 明朗(Japanese Kanji) めいろう(Japanese Hiragana) メイロウ(Japanese Katakana)
Pronounced Pron. ME:-ṘO:  [key]

Meaning & History

This name is used as 明朗 with 明 (myou, min, mei, a.kasu, aka.ramu, a.kari, aka.rui, aka.rumu, aki.raka, a.ku, a.kuru, -a.ke, a.keru) meaning "bright, light" and 朗 (rou, aki.raka, hoga.raka) meaning "bright, cheerful, clear, melodious, serene."
As a word, it means "bright, clear, cheerful."

One bearer of this name was composer, music teacher and conductor Meirō Sugahara/Sugawara (菅原 明朗) - also known as Méireaux Sœgaharat/Meireau Soegaharat - who was born Yoshijirō (吉治郎) (1897-1988).

This name is rarely given to boys, if given at all.
Added 6/14/2016 by 86ht86ht
Edited 3/8/2020 by Mike C, m4yb3_daijirou and cutenose