Teruo: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Teruo – Meaning: shining man – Origin: Japanese – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: teh-ROO-oh


Teruo 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 Teruo

Meaning: Shining man.

Origin: Japanese.

Source: Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Teruo

Phonetic: teh-ROO-oh   IPA: /te̞ɾɯ̟ᵝo̞/

Popularity of Teruo

Teruo 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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