Yamato
大和
A boy name with 2 common kanji spellings. The most typical, 大和, combines big + harmony.
- Hiragana
- やまと
- Katakana
- ヤマト
- Romaji (Hepburn)
- Yamato
- Morae
- 3 やまと
- Gender
- Boy
Kanji spellings
The same name can be written with different characters. Parents choose the kanji for its meaning.
大和
- 大big, great
- 和harmony, peace, Japan
倭
- 倭ancient Japan
Nicknames
How friends and family might shorten Yamato. See the guide to -chan and -kun.
- やまくんyama-kun
- やまちゃんyama-chan
- やまとくんyamato-kun
- やまとちゃんyamato-chan
- やーちゃんya-chan
As a full name
In Japanese the surname comes first.