Yugo (given name)

Yugo

Yugo Kobayashi, Japanese badminton player
Pronunciation	/jɯːgo/, /jɯːgoː/ (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Yūgo, Yugo or Yuugo is a masculine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Yūgo can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:

• 勇五, "courage, five"
• 勇伍, "courage, five"
• 勇吾, "courage, I/my"
• 勇悟, "courage, realize/become aware"
• 勇護, "courage, protect"
• 雄伍, "masculine, five"
• 雄吾, "masculine, I/my"
• 雄悟, "masculine, realize/become aware"
• 悠五, "calm, five"
• 悠吾, "calm, I/my"
• 悠悟, "calm, realize/become aware"
• 優吾, "gentleness, I/my"
• 優悟, "gentleness, realize/become aware"
• 有護, "have, protect"
• 友悟, "friend, realize/become aware"
• 祐午, "help, noon/sign of the horse"
• 裕吾, "abundant, I/my"

The name can also be written in hiragana ゆうご or katakana ユウゴ.

Yūgō or Yuugou is a separate Japanese given name, though it may be romanized the same way Yugo.

• 勇剛, "courage, strength"
• 勇豪, "courage, overpowering"
• 雄剛, "masculine, strength"
• 雄豪, "masculine, overpowering"
• 悠剛, "calm, strength"
• 悠豪, "calm, overpowering"
• 優剛, "gentleness, strength"
• 優豪, "gentleness, overpowering"
• 有剛, "have, strength"
• 友剛, "friend, strength"
• 祐豪, "help, overpowering"
• 由豪, "reason, overpowering"

The name can also be written in hiragana ゆうごう or katakana ユウゴウ.

Notable people with the name

• Yugo Ichiyanagi (一柳 夢吾, born 1985), Japanese footballer
• Yūgo Ishikawa (石川 優吾, born 1960), Japanese manga artist
• Yugo Kanno (菅野 祐悟, born 1977), Japanese music composer
• Yugo Kobayashi (小林 優吾, born 1995), Japanese badminton player
• Yugo Kobayashi (footballer) (born 1991), Japanese footballer
• Yugo Nakamura (中村 勇吾, born 1970), Japanese web designer
• Yugo Takahashi (高橋 裕吾), Japanese voice actor
• Yugo Takeuchi (竹内 雄悟, born 1987), Japanese shogi player
• Yugo Miyajima (宮島 優心, born 2000), Japanese idol, member of Orbit, Produce 101 Japan contestant
• Yugo Sako (酒向 雄豪, c. 1928 – 2012), Japanese filmmaker
• Yugo Shinohara (篠原 祐剛, born 1978), Japanese speed skater

Fictional characters:

• Yugo Ogami (大神 勇吾), a character in the video game series Bloody Roar
• Yugo, a character in the anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V
• Yugo, a character in the manga series The Promised Neverland