Given name · Japanese

渉

“to ford or otherwise cross a body of water”

渉 (Wataru) is a masculine given name, meaning “to ford or otherwise cross a body of water.” It is used in Japanese.

JapaneseWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Wataru.

Meaning & origin

What it means

渉 means “to ford or otherwise cross a body of water.”

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渉’s family of names

In Japanese usage, 渉 can be written in the Roman alphabet as WATARU. In Japanese usage, 渉 has a related form in 涉.

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渉Wataru涉

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