Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 惟輝, 惟昭, 惟明, 維秋, 維昭, 維哲, 維明, 雅明, 賢昭, 賢照, 公敬, 江晃, 祥彰, 祥章, 祥明, 真昭, 真明, 忠義, 忠顕, 忠晃, 忠秋, 忠彰, 忠昌, 忠昭, 忠照, 忠章, 忠誠, 忠旦, 忠哲, 忠彬, 忠明, 忠亮, 忠諒, 直昭, 直明, 董明, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Meaning & History
From Japanese 惟 (tada) meaning "but; however; nevertheless", 維 (tada) meaning "to tie; to fasten; to tie up", 雅 (tada) meaning "elegant", 賢 (tada) meaning "intelligence", 公 (tada) meaning "public; communal", 江 (tada) meaning "creek, bay", 祥 (tada) meaning "happiness, good luck", 真 (tada) meaning "true, reality", 忠 (tada) meaning "loyalty", 直 (tada) meaning "straight" or 董 (tada) meaning "direct, supervise" combined with 輝 (aki) meaning "brightness; lustre; brilliance; radiance; splendour", 昭 (aki) meaning "shining", 明 (aki) meaning "tomorrow, bright", 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn", 哲 (aki) meaning "philosophy, clear", 照 (aki) meaning "illumination, shining", 敬 (aki) meaning "respect, honor, reverence", 晃 (aki) meaning "clear", 彰 (aki) meaning "obvious, clear", 章 (aki) meaning "chapter; section", 義 (aki) meaning "meaning; implication", 顕 (aki) meaning "manifest, display", 昌 (aki) meaning "good, prosper", 誠 (aki) meaning "sincerity", 旦 (aki) meaning "morning, dawn", 亮 (aki) meaning "clear, help" or 諒 (aki) meaning "excuse, forgive". Other kanji combinations are possible. Famous bearers are Tadaaki Otaka, a Japanese and British conductor, Tadaaki Hirakawa, a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder, and currently plays for J. League side Urawa Red Diamonds and Tadaaki Miyake, a Japanese folklorist born in 1939 at Okayama Prefecture.