Tomoyo

Tomoyo
Pronunciation [tomoyo]
Gender Female
Language(s) Japanese
Origin
Word/name Japanese
Meaning Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Region of origin Japan
Other names
Variant form(s) Tomoko
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Tomoyo (ともよ, トモヨ) is a feminine Japanese given name. Tomoyo is a variant transcription of the name Tomoko.

Possible writings

Tomoyo can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

  • 知世, "wisdom, world"
  • 友世, "friend, world"
  • 倫世, "ethics, world"
  • 智代, "knowledge, world"
  • 灯代, "light, world"
  • 知葉, "wisdom, leaf"
  • 朋与, "friend, bestow"

People

Notable people with the name include:

  • Tomoyo Harada (知世, born 1967), Japanese actress and singer
  • Tomoyo Kurosawa (ともよ, born 1996), Japanese voice actress
  • Tomoyo Matsumoto (知世, born 1987), former member of the rock group Bon-Bon Blanco
  • Tomoyo Nonaka (ともよ, born 1954), Japanese television personality and businesswoman
  • Tomoyo Oshima (ともよ, born 1949), Japanese film editor
  • Tomoyo Shibata (倫世, born 1974), Japanese former announcer

Fictional characters

See also

References

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