Yuto

Yuto is a boy name of Japanese origin, ranked #101 in popularity, meaning Gentle and superior.

What Yuto means

Gentle and superior.

Yuto is short — 4 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.

Where Yuto comes from

Japanese given names are written in kanji, and the characters chosen carry the meaning as much as the sound does. The same pronunciation can be written several different ways, each shading the sense differently, so parents pick characters as deliberately as they pick the name itself.

Yuto is recorded as Japanese in origin. Browse other Japanese names.

How popular is Yuto?

Yuto is ranked #101, near the outer edge of the top hundred. Names here are often on the way up or on the way down, so this is the band where a name can feel fresh and established at the same time.

The character of Yuto

We group Yuto under Gentle. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.

Themes: Gentle

Names like Yuto

These share Yuto's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

  • Yuna — Gentle; lotus.
  • Yui — To bind; gentleness.
  • Chifuyu — Tenderness.
  • Clement — Merciful and mild.
  • Damon — To tame; a loyal friend.
  • Doyun — Path of allowance and grace.
  • Gareth — Gentle and noble.
  • Delilah — Delicate.
  • Adina — Delicate; noble.
  • Anuhea — Cool, soft fragrance.
  • Caoimhe — Gentle, beautiful and precious.
  • Clementine — Mild and merciful.

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