Chiyo
千代
A girl name with 1 common kanji spelling. The most typical, 千代, combines thousand + generation.
- Hiragana
- ちよ
- Katakana
- チヨ
- Romaji (Hepburn)
- Chiyo
- Morae
- 2 ちよ
- Gender
- Girl
Kanji spellings
The same name can be written with different characters. Parents choose the kanji for its meaning.
千代
- 千thousand
- 代generation, era
Nicknames
How friends and family might shorten Chiyo. See the guide to -chan and -kun.
- ちよちゃんchiyo-chan
- ちーちゃんchi-chan
As a full name
In Japanese the surname comes first.