Date
Name Wataru
Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 渉, 亘, 渡, 航, 亘琉, 航瑠, 和多留(Japanese Kanji) わたる(Japanese Hiragana)
Theme river
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Meaning & History
Derived from the Japanese kanji 渉 (wataru) meaning "to ford or to cross a body of water" or 亘 (wataru) meaning "span, request" or 渡 (wataru) meaning "transit, ford, ferry, cross" or 航 (wataru) meaning "navigate". This name can also be written with two or three kanji for example 亘 (wata) and 航 (wata), read differently than above, combined with 琉 or 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone, lapis lazuli" or also 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony, Japan" combined with 多 (ta) meaning "many, much" and 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten, halt, stop".Other kanji combinations are also possible.