Tsuru: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Tsuru – Meaning: crane – Origin: Japanese – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: TSOO-roo


Tsuru is a Japanese girl's name meaning “crane”. It appears in our list of 150+ Bird Names for Babies From Robin to Wren and Beyond.

Meaning & Origin of Tsuru

Meaning: Crane.

Origin: Japanese.

How to Pronounce Tsuru

Phonetic: TSOO-roo   IPA: /ˈtsuːruː/

Popularity of Tsuru

Tsuru 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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