Shotaro

Shotaro Meaning & Origin

About Shotaro
The name Shotaro is of Japanese origin and is typically given to boys. It is composed of two kanji characters: "sho" meaning "to fly" or "soar" and "taro" meaning "eldest son" or "first-born." Therefore, the name Shotaro can be interpreted to mean "the first-born son who soars" or "the eldest son who flies high."

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Shotaro are male.

Shotaro Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has decreased by -16.67% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
XTR
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S03060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
SH OW0 T AA1 R OW0
🌐 IPA
/shotaro*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('XTR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S360

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Shotaro in Braille

Here's how to represent Shotaro in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Shotaro in braille

How to Spell the Name Shotaro in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Shotaro using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Shotaro in sign language

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