Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 幸雄, 幸男, 由紀男, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ゆきお(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /jɨᵝ.kʲi.o̞/ Meaning & History From Japanese 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness" combined with 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly" or 男 (o) meaning "male, man". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.