Katsuo

Katsuo
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDifferent 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

  • Katsuo Isono (磯野 カツオ), a character in the manga series Sazae-san

See also

  • Katsuo, Japanese name for Skipjack tuna and occasionally its substitute bonito
  • Katsuō-ji, a Buddhist temple in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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