Mitsuo: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Shining man
Origin
Japanese
Gender
Boy
Pronunciation
meet-SOO-oh

Mitsuo is a Japanese boy's name meaning “shining man”. It appears in our list of 175+ Japanese Baby Boy Names That Are Strong and Serene.

Meaning & Origin of Mitsuo

Meaning: Shining man.

Origin: Japanese.

Source: Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Mitsuo

meet-SOO-ohIPA /mitsɯo/

Popularity of Mitsuo

Mitsuo doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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