Tomo
| Language | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japan |
| Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
| Other names | |
| Variant forms | Tomoe, Tomoka, Tomoko |
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Tomo (written: 友, 智, or 耳) is a Japanese unisex given name.[1] It is also a masculine given name in Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia.[2] Notable people with the name include:
Given name
- Tomo Gluić (born 1983), Croatian footballer
- Tomo Križnar (born 1954), Slovenian activist
- Tomo Matsumoto (マツモト トモ), Japanese shōjo manga artist
- Tomo Milinović (1770–1846), Serbian writer and revolutionary
- Tomo Morimoto (森本 友; born 1983), Japanese long-distance runner
- Tomo in der Mühlen (born 1961), German/Croatian DJ/producer
- Tomo Muranaka (村中 知; born 1989), Japanese voice actress
- Tomo Riba (1937–2000), Indian politician
- Tomo Sugawara (菅原 智; born 1976), Japanese footballer
- Tomo Virk (born 1960), Slovene literary historian and essayist
- Tomo Vladimirski (Томо Владамирски, 1904–1971), Macedonian painter
- Tomo Yasuda (fl. 2003–present), Japanese-American electronic musician
- Tomo no Yoshio (伴善男), 9th century Japanese court counsellor
- Tomo Zdelarić (c. 1531–1572), earliest Jesuit priest from the Habsburg Kingdom of Slavonia
Nickname
- Sutomo (1920–1981), former Indonesian minister and National Hero of Indonesia, colloquially called "Bung Tomo" (Comrade Tomo) among Indonesians
- Tomislav "Tomo" Buzov (1940–1993)
- Tomislav Tomo Česen (born 1959), Slovenian mountaineer
- Tomislav Maretić (1854–1938), Croatian linguist and lexicographer
- Tomo Miličević (born 1979), American lead guitarist of the alternative rock band 30 Seconds to Mars
- Tomo Ohka (大家 友和; born 1976), Japanese baseball pitcher
- Tom Osander, referred to as "Tomo", drummer in the bands of Damien Rice and Lisa Hannigan
- Tomislav Tomo Šokota (born 1977), Croatian retired footballer
Ring name
- Tomo Michinoku, ring name of Tomoka Nakagawa (born 1981), Japanese professional wrestler
Surname
- Angele Tomo (born 1989), Cameroonian freestyle wrestler
- Taite Te Tomo (1883–1939), Maori politician in New Zealand
Fictional characters
- Tomo Aizawa, title protagonist from the manga/anime miniseries Tomo-chan Is a Girl!
- Tomo Atena, from the video game Inazuma Eleven
- Tomo Ebizuka (海老塚智), a main character in Girls Band Cry
- Tomo Takino, from the manga series Azumanga Daioh
See also
Search for "Tomo" on Wikipedia.
- All pages with titles beginning with Tomo
- All pages with titles containing Tomo
References
- ↑ Inada, H.; Koop, A. J. (16 December 2013). Japanese Names and How to Read Them: A Manual for Art Collectors and Students. Routledge. p. 179. ISBN 978-1-136-78224-4. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ Foreign Versions of English Names. United States Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service. 1962. p. 181. Retrieved 28 July 2026.