At a Glance: Name: Sosuke – Origin: Japanese – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: SOH-soo-kay
Sosuke is a Japanese boy's name. It appears in our list of Mountain Baby Names With Granite Strength.
Meaning & Origin of Sosuke
Origin: Japanese.
A common claim: Sosuke is often glossed as meaning 'help' or 'to assist' (popularized partly by the Ponyo character) Actually: This reflects only one possible kanji choice (助/介 'help'); other common kanji for Sosuke carry entirely different meanings, so no single meaning is fixed for the name.
How to Pronounce Sosuke
Phonetic: SOH-soo-kay IPA: /ˈsoʊsukeɪ/
Popularity of Sosuke
Sosuke 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.
Lists That Include Sosuke
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