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Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 玉男, 玉夫, 玉雄, 珠男, 珠夫, 珠雄, 玉尾, 玉緒, 玉青, 珠緒, 珠央(Japanese Kanji) たまお(Japanese Hiragana) タマオ(Japanese Katakana)
Meaning & History
This name can be used to combine 玉 (gyoku, tama(-), -dama) or 珠 (shu, tama), both meaning "gem, jewel," with 男 (dan, nan, otoko, o), 夫 (fu, fuu, bu, otto, sore, o) or 雄 (yuu, o-, osu, on), all meaning "man." For females, it can be used as 玉尾, 玉緒, 玉青, 珠緒 or 珠央 with 尾 (bi, o) meaning "tail (end)," 緒 (sho, cho, o, itoguchi) meaning "cord, strap, thong," 青 (sei, shou, ao(-), ao.i) meaning "blue" and 央 (ou, o) meaning "middle, centre."Bearers of this name include (female) actress Tamao Nakamura (中村 玉緒) (1939-), (female) actress and voice actress Tamao Satō (さとう 珠緒), born (佐藤 珠緒) (1973-) and (male) puppeteer Tamao Yoshida (吉田 玉男) (1919-2006).