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Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese (Rare)
Scripts 冬四郎, 冬史郎, 冬獅郎, 東四郎, 東史郎, 十四郎(Japanese Kanji) とうしろう(Japanese Hiragana) トウシロウ(Japanese Katakana)
Other Forms FormsToshiro, Toushiro, Toushirou
Meaning & History
This name combines 冬 (tou, fuyu) meaning "winter" or 東 (tou, higashi) meaning "east" with 四郎 (shirou) meaning "fourth son", from 四 (shi, yo, yo'.tsu, yo.tsu, yon) meaning "four" and 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son", or 史郎 (shirou), from 史 (shi) meaning "chronicle, history" and 郎.
It can also be used as 十四郎 (which can also be romanised as Jūshirō) which means "14th son", from 十 (ji', juu, ju', to, too) meaning "ten", 四 and 郎.One bearer of this name is Tōshirō Hitsugaya (日番谷 冬獅郎), a character from manga and anime, Bleach, who is, at one point, voted the most popular character. In the case of Hitsugaya, the second kanji (獅 - shi, shishi) from his name means "lion".This name is very rarely given to boys, if given at all.
It can also be used as 十四郎 (which can also be romanised as Jūshirō) which means "14th son", from 十 (ji', juu, ju', to, too) meaning "ten", 四 and 郎.One bearer of this name is Tōshirō Hitsugaya (日番谷 冬獅郎), a character from manga and anime, Bleach, who is, at one point, voted the most popular character. In the case of Hitsugaya, the second kanji (獅 - shi, shishi) from his name means "lion".This name is very rarely given to boys, if given at all.