Takeo (given name)

Takeo

Takeo Fukuda, the 67th Prime Minister of Japan

Pronunciation| Tá-ké-ó
Gender| Male
Origin
Word/name| Japanese
Meaning| It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.

Takeo (たけお, タケオ) is a common masculine Japanese given name.

Takeo is also a spoken word in the language of the mid to late dynasty of Inca with the meaning: not yours. It was observed in a border dispute. The spoken word was incorporated in the lexicon with the written example so far not recorded.

## Kanji

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Takeo can be written using different kanji and can mean:

* 武夫, "military husband"
* 武雄, "military masculinity"
* 猛雄, "fierce masculinity"
* 健男, "healthy man"
* 健雄, "healthy masculinity"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana, especially by young boys who haven't learned kanji yet.

## People with the given name Takeo

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* Takeo Ando (武夫, born 1938), professional Go player
* Takeo Arishima (武郎, 1878–1923), Japanese novelist
* Takeo Daigo (醍醐 猛夫, 1938–2019), Japanese baseball player
* Takeo Doi (健郎, 1920–2009), Japanese psychoanalyst
* Takeo Fukuda (赳夫, 1905–1995), 67th Prime Minister of Japan
* Takeo Fukui (威夫, born 1944), president and CEO of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
* Takeo Hatanaka (武夫, 1914–1963), Japanese astronomer
* Takeo Hirose (武夫, 1868–1904), officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy
* Takeo Itō (武夫, 1889–1965), general in the Imperial Japanese Army
* Takeo Kajiwara (武雄, 1923–2009), Japanese professional Go player
* Takeo Kanade (武雄, born 1945), Japanese researcher in Computer Vision
* Takeo Kawamura (丈夫, born 1972), Japanese professional baseball player
* Takeo Kawamura (建夫, born 1942), Japanese politician
* Takeo Kikuchi (武夫, born 1939), Japanese industrial and fashion designer
* Takeo Kimura (木村 威夫, 1918–2010), Japanese filmmaker
* Takeo Kurita (健男, 1889–1977), vice-admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy
* Takeo Miki (武夫, 1907–1988), 66th Prime Minister of Japan
* Takeo Miratsu (健雄, 1960–2006), Japanese video game and Anime composer
* Takeo Nishioka (武夫, 1936–2011), Japanese politician
* Takeo Otsuka (武生, born 1966), Japanese professional wrestler
* Takeo Shimotori (霜鳥 武雄, born 1928), Japanese sport wrestler
* Takeo Shiota (1881–1943), Japanese-American landscape architect
* Takeo Spikes (born 1976), American football linebacker
* Takeo Sugawara (菅原 武男, born 1938), Japanese hammer thrower
* Takeo Sugiyama (杉山 武雄, born 1933), Japanese basketball player
* Takeo Takagi (武雄, 1892–1944), admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy
* Takeo Takahashi (丈夫), Japanese animation director
* Takeo Uesugi (上杉武夫, 1940–2016), Japanese-American landscape architect
* Takeo Yamaguchi (山口 長男, 1902–1983), Japanese painter
* Takeo Yano, Japanese judoka
* Takeo Yasuda (武雄, 1889–1964), general in the Imperial Japanese Army
* Takeo Yoshikawa (猛夫, 1914–1993), Japanese spy

## Fictional characters with the given name Takeo

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* Takeo Saeki (剛雄), software developer
* Takeo Masaki, character in Call of Duty zombies series
* Otori Takeo, main character in the Tales of the Otori series by Lian Hearn
* Takeo Gōda (剛田 猛男), main character from the manga series, My Love Story!! by Kazune Kawahara.
* Takeo, mascot for the Nekocon anime convention
* Takeo Ishiyama, supporting character of Code Lyoko in which he is father of dutiful Lyoko warrior Yumi Ishiyama
* Takeo Sasaki, in the Marvel anime miniseries of X-Men the only child of Dr. Yui Sasaki and the immensely powerful telepath Charles Xavier
* Takeo Kumagami (熊耳武緒), character in Patlabor. A member of Section 2, Division 2, Team 2. Voiced by: Keiko Yokozawa

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