Katsuo

Katsuo
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Katsuo (written: 勝男, 勝夫, 勝雄 or 嘉葎雄) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Katsuo Isono (磯野 カツオ), a fictional character in the Sazae-san comic strip
• Katsuo Kameoka (亀岡 勝雄) (1905–?), Japanese boxer
• Katsuo Kanda (神田 勝夫) (born 1966), Japanese footballer
• Kiyokuni Katsuo (清國 勝雄) (born 1941), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Katsuo Nakamura (中村 嘉葎雄) (born 1938), Japanese actor
• Katsuo Okazaki (岡崎 勝男) (1897–1965), Japanese long-distance runner and politician
• Katsuo Takaishi (高石 勝男) (1906–1966), Japanese swimmer
• Katsuo Tokashiki (渡嘉敷 勝男) (born 1960), Japanese boxer
• Yutakayama Katsuo (豊山 勝男) (born 1937), Japanese sumo wrestler

See also

• Katsuo (鰹), Japanese name for Skipjack tuna
• Katsuō-ji (勝尾寺), Buddhist temple in Osaka Prefecture, Japan