Forename 昭

Across the world, 昭 (昭 , Chiu , Chiou , among others...) is a common epicene first name. The first name 昭 is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly Hong Kong, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, Macao, where it is quite a common boy's name, and Taiwan, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Eastern Asia, particularly China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. More prevalently, 昭 is the last name as well as the forename.

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name 昭

name 明, name 启, name 亞基拉, name Zhao, name Miyawaki, name 朗, name 旭, name 滉, name 徹, name 亮, name Chio, name アキラ, name 昭良, name 晃, name 晶, name 亨, name Акіра, name 憲, name 哲, name Акира, name أكيرا, name Sheng, name 周, name 昶, name 暁, name Chiau, name 東, name 明良, name 조, name 旻, name 소, name 玲, name 公, name 啓, name Akira, name 昌, name 斌, name 彬良, name 彰, name 璋, name Chiou, name 叡, name 昭, name 享, name 旦, name 啟, name 彰良, name 晄, name 皓, name Soh, name 光, name So, name 智, name ソ, name 晟, name Chiu

VARIANT	COUNTRY
昭	China
Chiou, Chiu	Hong Kong, Taiwan, United States, Malaysia, China
조, 소	South Korea
Chiau	Canada, Mozambique, United States, Malaysia, China

First names said to be same

Akira, Chio, Miyawaki, Sheng, So, Soh, Zhao, Акира, Акіра, أكيرا, アキラ, ソ, 亞基拉, 亨, 享, 亮, 光, 公, 叡, 启, 周, 哲, 啓, 啟, 彬良, 彰, 彰良, 徹, 憲, 斌, 旦, 旭, 旻, 昌, 明, 明良, 昭良, 昶, 晃, 晄, 晟, 晶, 智, 暁, 朗, 東, 滉, 玲, 璋, 皓,

First name 昭 in the context

昭 is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Joe Biden , the fictional parody character from The Onion loosely based on the real Joe Biden; Joe West , the fictional character from the television series The Flash; Joe Swanson , the character from Family Guy; Joe Dalton , the comics character created by Morris and René Goscinny, Lucky Luke and Joe Baker , the Resident Evil character, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	張昭 Chinese calligrapher, essayist and general (156–236), CN (b. 156)
	伊福部昭 Japanese composer (1914-2006), JP (b. 1914)
	大森昭 Japanese politician (1927-2012), JP (b. 1927)
	石田昭 Japanese seismologist, JP (b. 1940)