Given name & surname · Chinese · Japanese
茂
“grass”
茂 is a surname. It is used in Chinese and Japanese.
Chinese and JapaneseWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Shigeru.
Meaning & origin
茂’s family of names
In Japanese usage, 茂 has a conventional equivalent in the French form SHIGERU. In Japanese usage, 茂 can be written in the Roman alphabet as SHIGERU.
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named 茂
- Shigeru MiyamotoJapanese video game designer (born 1952)
- Shigeru IshibaPresident of the Liberal Democratic Party from 2024 to 2025 and Prime Minister of Japan from 2024 to 2025born 1957
- Shigeru YoshidaPrime minister of Japan (1878–1967)
- Shigeru BanJapanese architect (1957-)
- Shigeru MizukiJapanese manga artist (1922-2015)
- Shigeru TsuyuguchiJapanese actor (1932–2025)
- Shigeru JoshimaJapanese actor and musicianborn 1970
- Shigeru SoJapanese long-distance runner, coach, qigong masterborn 1953
- Shigeru IzumiyaJapanese musicianborn 1948
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