Hiroo (written: 浩生, 浩郎, 広生, 宏央, 博大, 博夫, 博雄) is a masculine Japanese given name.

Hiroo
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDifferent meanings depending on the kanji used

People with the name

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Notable people with the name include:

  • Hiroo Ishii (石井 浩郎, born 1964), Japanese baseball player and politician
  • Hiroo Kanamori (金森 博雄, born 1936), Japanese seismologist
  • Hiroo Kawai (河井 博大, born 1971), Japanese golfer
  • Kotoryū Hiroo (琴龍 宏央, born 1972), Japanese sumo wrestler
  • Masurao Hiroo (益荒雄 広生, born 1961), Japanese sumo wrestler
  • Hiroo Ōhara (大原 博夫, 1894–1971), Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture
  • Hiroo Onoda (小野田 寛郎, 1922–2014), Imperial Japanese Army intelligence officer
  • Hiroo Shima (嶋 宏大, born 1963), Japanese ski jumper
  • Hiroo Unoura (鵜浦 博夫, born 1949), Japanese businessman
  • Hiroo Yamagata (山形 浩生, born 1964), Japanese writer

See also

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