Katsuo
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Gender | Male |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Japanese |
Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
Katsuo (written: 勝男, 勝夫, 勝雄 or 嘉葎雄) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
- Katsuo Bai (梅 勝夫, born 1940), Japanese basketball player
- Katsuo Haga (芳賀 勝男, born 1938), Japanese boxer
- Katsuo Kameoka (亀岡 勝雄, 1905–?), Japanese boxer
- Katsuo Kanda (神田 勝夫, born 1966), Japanese footballer
- Kiyokuni Katsuo (清國 勝雄, born 1941), Japanese sumo wrestler
- Katsuo Nakamura (中村 嘉葎雄, born 1938), Japanese actor
- Katsuo Nishida (西田 勝男, born 1929), Japanese long-distance runner
- Katsuo Okazaki (岡崎 勝男, 1897–1965), Japanese long-distance runner and politician
- Katsuo Osugi (大杉 勝男, 1945–1992), Japanese baseball player
- Katsuo Takaishi (高石 勝男, 1906–1966), Japanese swimmer
- Katsuo Tokashiki (渡嘉敷 勝男, born 1960), Japanese boxer
- Yutakayama Katsuo (豊山 勝男, born 1937), Japanese sumo wrestler
- Cleyton Katsuo (クレイトンカツオ, born 1988), Brazilian woodworker and developer
- Katsuo Yakura (矢倉克夫), Japanese politician
Fictional characters
[edit]- Katsuo Isono (磯野 カツオ), a character in the manga series Sazae-san
See also
[edit]- Katsuo, Japanese name for Skipjack tuna and occasionally its substitute bonito
- Katsuō-ji, a Buddhist temple in Osaka Prefecture, Japan