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Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 野鳩, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced Pron. YAH-KYUU:  [key]
Other Forms FormsYakyu, Yakyū

Meaning & History

From Japanese 野 (ya) meaning "area, field" combined with 鳩 (kyuu) meaning "pigeon, dove". Other kanji combinations are possible.

The usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the Japanese word for baseball, which is 野球 (yakyuu).
Added 2/24/2017 by cutenose
Edited 2/18/2019 by Evil and cutenose