Tomoyo

Tomoyo
Pronunciation[tomoyo]
GenderFemale
Language(s)Japanese
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDifferent meanings depending on the kanji used
Region of originJapan
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Tomoyo is a feminine Japanese given name.

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"

The name can also be written in hiragana (ともよ) or katakana (トモヨ).

People with the name

  • 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
  • Tomoyo Takayanagi (高柳 知葉, born 1994), Japanese voice actress

Fictional characters

See also

References

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