Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 優太, 悠太, 勇太, 雄大, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ゆうた(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /jɨᵝː.tä/ Meaning & History From Japanese 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness", 悠 (yū) meaning "permanence" or 勇 (yū) meaning "brave" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great". Other combinations of kanji are possible.