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Name Kusuo
Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 奇男, 奇雄, 久寿男, 久寿夫, 九州児, 九州男, 九州夫, 九洲男, 玖珠男, 玖珠夫, 玖珠雄, 樟緒, 樟男, 樟雄, 楠生, 楠男, 楠夫, 楠郎, etc.
Pronounced Pron. kuu-suu-o
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Meaning & History
From Japanese 奇 (kusu) meaning "strange, strangeness, curiosity", 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 九 (ku) meaning "nine", 玖 (ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine", 樟 (kusu) meaning "camphor" or 楠 (kusu) meaning "camphor tree", 寿 (su) meaning "longevity, congratulations, one's natural life", 州 (su) meaning "state, province", 洲 (su) meaning "continent, sandbar, island, country" or 珠 (su) meaning "pearl, gem, jewel" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 児 (o) meaning "newborn baby, child, young of animals", 緒 (o) meaning "thread" or 郎 (o) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible. A famous bearer was Kusuo Kitamura, a Japanese swimmer who competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.