In all the world, 太郎 (Taro 
, 太郎 , Tailang 
) is a common dominantly girly, but infrequently masculine first name. The given name 太郎 is characteristic of India, where it is quite a rare predominantly female, but very infrequently boy's name, Sri Lanka, where it is a rare boy's name, and Japan. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in India, Japan, and China. Very seldom, 太郎 is the last name as well as the forename.
太郎 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Taro Yamada , the main character from the video game Yandere Simulator; Urashima Tarō , the character in Japanese legend, Urashima Tarō; Shōtarō Kaneda , the fictional character from Akira; Tarō Misaki , the fictional character from Captain Tsubasa and Taro Tsujimoto , the fake NHL draft pick.
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桂太郎 Japanese general and politician (1848-1913), JP (b. 1848) |
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小山正太郎 Japanese painter (1857-1916), JP (b. 1857) |
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手塚太郎 Japanese judge and prosecutor (1862-1932), JP (b. 1862) |
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西沢正太郎 Japanese politician, JP (b. 1863) |
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仙波太郎 JP (b. 1855) |
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池貝庄太郎 Japanese engineer (1869-1934), JP (b. 1869) |
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宇都宮太郎 JP (b. 1861) |
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犬塚太郎 Japanese military personnel (1875-1936), JP (b. 1875) |
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益田太郎冠者 Japanese composer, lyricist, baron and member of the House of Peers (Kazoku) (1875-1953), JP (b. 1875) |
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矢野 庄太郎 Japanese businessperson (1886-1949), JP (b. 1886) |
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落合太郎 Japanese scholar of French literature (1886-1969), JP (b. 1886) |
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武政太郎 Japanese psychologist, JP (b. 1887) |
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金森 太郎 Japanese politician, JP (b. 1888) |
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山下 太郎 Japanese businessman, JP (b. 1889) |
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| 松平 太郎 Japanese politician, JP (b. 1839) |
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