100%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 茂雄, 茂男, 重雄, 重男, 茂夫, 重夫, etc.(Japanese Kanji) しげお(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /ɕi.ɡe̞.o̞/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 茂 (shige) meaning "lush, luxuriant" or 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds" combined with 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly" or 男 (o) meaning "male, man". Many other kanji combinations can also form this name. Categories isograms, Mob Psycho 100 characters, Swimming Hall of Famers