Kotaro - Meaning of Kotaro

What does Kotaro mean?

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Kotaro

[ 3 syll. ko-ta-ro, kot-aro ] The baby boy name Kotaro is pronounced KOW-Taa-Row- †. Kotaro is of Japanese origin and it is also used mainly in the Japanese language. The name is of the meaning 'grand, shining son'.

See also the related categories, son (heir), grand (honorable), and japanese.

Kotaro is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Kotaro include Kadier, Katura, Kaytaro, Keitaro (English), Keitarou (Japanese), Kotoree, Kotorey, Kotori, Kotory, Castoro, Catari, Catoree, Catorey, Catori, Catorie, Catory, Cautaro, Codier, Quadrie, and Casiodoro.

† English pronunciation for Kotaro: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)"