Name Takeo Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 武男, 武夫, 武雄, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. TA-KEH-O Edit Status Status Added 8/6/2006 by anonymous Edited 1/8/2021 by Marusero Meaning & History From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male, man", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.