Kotaro

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

Kotaro, Kōtarō or Kotarō (written: 小太郎, 孝太郎, 鼓太郎, 康太郎, 光太郎, 功太郎, 浩太朗, 浩太郎, 耕太郎, 幸太郎, 晃太郎, 興太郎 or コータロー in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Kotaro Azuse (東瀬 耕太郎) (born 1967), Japanese baseball player
• Fūma Kotarō (風魔 小太郎) (died 1603), Japanese ninja
• Kotaro Honda (本多 光太郎) (1870 1954), Japanese scientist and inventor
• Kōtarō Iizawa (飯沢 耕太郎) (born 1954), Japanese photography critic and writer
• Kōtarō Isaka (伊坂 幸太郎) (born 1971), Japanese writer
• Kotaro Koizumi (小泉 孝太郎) (born 1978), Japanese actor
• Kotaro Nagasaki (長崎 幸太郎) (born 1968), Japanese politician
• Kōtarō Nakagawa (中川 幸太郎) (born 1969), Japanese composer and music arranger
• Kōtarō Nakamura (中村 孝太郎) (1881–1947), Japanese general
• Kotaro Nakao (中尾 幸太郎) (born 1969), Japanese footballer and manager
• Kotaro Omori (大森 晃太郎) (born 1992), Japanese footballer
• Kotaro Oshio (押尾 コータロー) (born 1968), Japanese guitarist
• Kotaro Sakurai (桜井 孝太郎) (born 1994), Japanese racing driver
• Kōtarō Satomi (里見 浩太朗) (born 1936), Japanese actor
• Kotaro Shimomura (下村 孝太郎) (1861–1937), Japanese chemical engineer
• Kotaro Suzuki (鈴木 鼓太郎) (born 1978), Japanese professional wrestler
• Kotaro Suzumura (鈴村 興太郎) (born 1944), Japanese economist and academic
• Kōtarō Takamura (高村 光太郎) (1883–1956), Japanese poet and sculptor
• Kotaro Tamura (田村 耕太郎) (born 1963), Japanese politician
• Kōtarō Tanaka (judge) (田中 耕太郎) (1890–1974), Japanese jurist and politician
• Kōtarō Tanaka (photographer) (田中 幸太郎) (1901–1995), Japanese photographer
• Kotaro Umeji, Japanese graphic designer
• Kotaro Yamazaki (山崎 光太郎) (born 1978), Japanese footballer
• Kotaro Yanagi (柳 浩太郎) (born 1985), Japanese actor
• Kōtarō Yoshida (吉田 幸太郎) (1883–1966), Japanese jujutsuka

See also

• Kōtarō Makaritōru!, Japanese manga series