From Japanese 多 (ta) meaning "many, much", 汰 (ta) meaning "washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury", 陶 (tao) meaning "pottery, porcelain", 道 (tao) meaning "road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings" or 夕 (ta) meaning "evening" combined with 緒 (o) meaning "thread" or 生 (o) meaning "raw, live". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.