At a Glance
- Meaning
- Night
- Origin
- Japanese
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- YO-roo
Yoru is a Japanese unisex name meaning “night”. It appears in our list of 175+ Baby Names That Mean Dark or Night — Mysterious, Moody, and Magnetic.
Meaning & Origin of Yoru
Meaning: Night.
Origin: Japanese.
How to Pronounce Yoru
YO-rooIPA /jo̞ɾɯᵝ/
Popularity of Yoru
Yoru 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 Yoru
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